BRT REALTY TRUST
SC 13D/A, 2000-09-08
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 4
                                       TO
                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND
AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

                    Entertainment Properties Trust
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                          (Name of Issuer)

Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $.01 per share
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                    (Title of Class of Securities)

                             293805105
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                           (CUSIP Number)
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Simeon Brinberg
60 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, New York  11021 516-466-3100
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
        Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

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     (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     If the filing  person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule l3G to
report the  acquisition  that is the subject of this Schedule l3D, and is filing
this  schedule  because  of Rule  l3d-l(e),  13d-1  (f) or  13d-1(g),  check the
following box / /.

     NOTE:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule,  including  all exhibits.  See Rule l3d-7 for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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                                                   Page 2 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105

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l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     BRT Realty Trust- 13-2755856
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY

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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Massachusetts
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 1,355,600
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER -
 BENEFICIALLY       ____________________________________________
 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,355,600
 EACH               _____________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 1,355,600
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.24%
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14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
     OO


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                                              Page 3 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105

l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     Gould Investors L.P. - 11-2763164
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY

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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Delaware
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 1,500
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER - 28,500 (1)
 BENEFICIALLY       _____________________________________________
 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,500
 EACH               _____________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 28,500 (1)
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON -   30,000 (1)
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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                                                Page 4 of 19 Pages
14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
         PN

(1) Gould Investors L.P. is a member of SASS/Gould Real Estate Securities LLC, a
limited liability company, which is the succesor to SASS/Gould REIT Partners. An
affiliate of Gould Investors L.P. is a sub-advisor to the Managing Member of the
limited  liability  company.  Gould  Investors L.P. may be deemed to have shared
voting  and  shared  dispositive  power  with  respect  to the  shares  owned by
SASS/Gould Real Estate Securities LLC.


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                                                  Page 5 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105

l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
         ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC. - 13-3147497
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY
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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     MARYLAND
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 2,625
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER -
 BENEFICIALLY       ____________________________________________
 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 2,625
 EACH               _____________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON -   2,625
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON *
         CO


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                                             Page 6 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105


l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     SASS/GOULD Real Estate Securities LLC (1)
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY
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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*
     WC
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     New York
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 28,500
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER -
 BENEFICIALLY       ____________________________________________
 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 28,500
 EACH               _____________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON -   28,500
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
---------------------------------------------------------------
13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
         OO
(1) Successor to SASS/Gould REIT Partners.



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                                                    Page 7 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105

l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     Fredric H. Gould and Fredric H. Gould Spousal IRA ###-##-####
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY
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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     PF
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     United States
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 2,112 (1)
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER - 1,388,225 (2)
 BENEFICIALLY       _____________________________________________
 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 2,112 (1)
 EACH               ______________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,388,225 (2)
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 1,390,337
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 9.48%
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14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
   IN
   NOTE: - (1) The 2,112 shares includes 1,850 shares owned by Fredric H. Gould,
   individually, and 262 shares owned by Fredric H. Gould Spousal IRA.

                                                    Page 8 of 19 Pages

(2) Fredric H. Gould is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BRT
Realty  Trust,  a General  Partner of Gould  Investors  L.P. and Chairman of the
Board  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of One  Liberty  Properties,  Inc.  Gould
Investors  L.P.  is a member of  SASS/Gould  Real Estate  Securities  LLC and an
affiliate of Gould  Investors L.P. is the  sub-advisor to the limited  liability
company.  Mr. Gould may be deemed to have shared  voting and shared  dispositive
power as to the Common Shares of the Company owned by these entities.


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                                                      Page 9 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105

l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     Helaine Gould - ###-##-####
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY
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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     PF
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     United States
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 1,000
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER -
 BENEFICIALLY       ____________________________________________
 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,000
 EACH               _____________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON -   1,000
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
         IN


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                                               Page 10 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105

l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     Jeffrey Gould - ###-##-####
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY
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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     PF
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     United States
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 300
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER - 1,355,600 (1)
 BENEFICIALLY       _____________________________________________
 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 300
 EACH               _____________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,355,600 (1)
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
                                                                -
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 1,355,900
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     9.24%
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14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
         IN

(1) Jeffrey  Gould is  President  of BRT Realty  Trust.  Accordingly,  he may be
deemed to have shared voting and shared  dispositive power over the shares owned
by BRT Realty Trust.


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                                            Page 11 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105

l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     Matthew Gould - ###-##-####
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY
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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     PF
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     United States
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 350
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER - 30,000 (1)
 BENEFICIALLY       _____________________________________________

 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 350
 EACH               _____________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - 30,000(1)
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON - 30,350
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
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14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
         IN
(1) Matthew  Gould is  President of the managing  corporate  general  partner of
Gould  Investors  L.P.  Accordingly,  he may be deemed to have shared voting and
shared  dispositive  power over the shares owned by Gould Investors L.P. and the
shares owned by SASS/Gould Real Estate Securities LLC.


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                                       Page 12 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105

l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     Israel Rosenzweig - ###-##-#### and Zehavit Rosenzweig,
     as joint tenants.
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY
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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     PF
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

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6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     United States
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 1,000
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER -
 BENEFICIALLY       ____________________________________________
 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 1,000
 EACH               _____________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON -   1,000
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
-----------------------------------------------------------------
13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
-----------------------------------------------------------------
14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
         IN


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                                            Page 13 of 19 Pages
Cusip No. 293805105

l.   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     Israel Rosenzweig - Keogh Account, 068-52-3463 and Israel
     Rosenzweig as custodian for Alon Rosenzweig  under New York Uniform Gift to
     Minors Act - ###-##-####.
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2.   CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a)X
                                                   (b)
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3.   SEC USE ONLY
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4.   SOURCE OF FUNDS*
     PF
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5.   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
6.   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
     United States
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                    7.   SOLE VOTING POWER - 4,300
 NUMBER OF          _____________________________________________
 SHARES             8.   SHARED VOTING POWER -
 BENEFICIALLY       ____________________________________________
 OWNED BY           9.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - 4,300
 EACH               _____________________________________________
 REPORTING          10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -
 PERSON WITH        _____________________________________________
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11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON -   4,300
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12.  CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
-----------------------------------------------------------------
13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
LESS THAN 1%
-----------------------------------------------------------------
14.  TYPE OF
REPORTING PERSON*
         IN
NOTE: The 4,300 shares includes 4,100 shares held in a Keogh Account established
by Mr.Rosenzweig and 200 shares are held by him as a custodian for his son.


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                                              Page 14 of 19 Pages

This Amendment amends and supplements Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission on March 13, 2000, as amended to date. Except as amended by
this amendment,  there has been no change in the information previously reported
on Schedule 13D.

Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

As of the date hereof BRT has  purchased a total of 1,355,600  Common  Shares of
the Company at an aggregate  cost of  $17,806,407.  The funds used to make these
purchases  came from BRT's working  capital.  In May,  1999,  BRT entered into a
$45,000,000  Revolving Credit Agreement with TransAmerica  Business Credit Corp.
("TransAmerica")  which permits  borrowings on a revolving basis. Any borrowings
under the Revolving Credit Agreement must be secured by mortgage  receivables or
real property.  No funds were drawn down under this Credit Agreement to purchase
Common Shares of the Company.

Item 4.   Purpose of Transaction

BRT presently intends to purchase additional Common Shares of the Company in the
open  market,  subject  to  availability  at prices  deemed  favorable.  It also
reserves  the right not to  purchase  any  additional  shares  and to dispose of
shares of the Company in the future.

By  letter  dated May 31,  2000 to the Board of  Trustees  of the  Company,  BRT
requested  that the Board of  Trustees  exempt BRT and the  members of the group
from the ownership  limitations  contained in the Company's Amended and Restated
Declaration  of Trust. A copy of the letter was filed as an Exhibit to Amendment
No. 3 to Schedule 13D.

On September 6, 2000, in a letter to the Company's  President,  BRT advised that
to date BRT has not received an affirmative or negative  response to its May 31,
2000 request for an exemption from the ownership limitations and that lack of an
affirmative  response acts exactly the same as a negative response,  in that BRT
and the members of the group are limited in the number of  additional  shares of
the Company it can purchase.

BRT's  letter  goes on to state  that the lack of a  positive  response  has and
continues  to  be a  burden  on  the  Company's  shareholders  in  that  in  all
probability, the precipitous decline of the Company's stock price would not have
taken place if BRT had been granted the  exemption  and been allowed to purchase
additional  shares of the Company in the open market.  A copy of BRT's letter to
the Company's President is attached to this Amendment No. 4 as an Exhibit.


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                                              Page 15 of 19 Pages

BRT's  September  6, 2000  letter  makes  reference  to a number of  discussions
(telephonic) with the Company's President.  In such discussions,  BRT's Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, Fredric H. Gould, reiterated BRT's willingness, and
in fact its desire, to make a more significant  investment in the Company and to
have its designees serve as directors of the Company.

Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer

BRT owns, as of this date, 1,355,600 Common Shares of the Company, constituting
approximately  9.24% of the 14,679,547 Common Shares outstanding.

In the  aggregate,  BRT, the  Partnership,  OLP,  Sass/Gould,  Fredric H. Gould,
individually and in his Spousal IRA, Helaine Gould, Matthew Gould, Jeffrey Gould
and Israel Rosenzweig, who are filing as a group, own 1,397,287 Common Shares in
the aggregate, or 9.52% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company.

The following table sets forth  transactions in the Common Shares of the Company
effected by BRT since filing  Amendment  No. 3 to Schedule  13D. All shares were
purchased in open market  purchases  over the  facilities  of The New York Stock
Exchange.

                       DATE OF         # OF            PRICE
                      PURCHASE        SHARES         PER SHARE
                      --------        ------         ---------
                     06/06/2000        4,000          13.6875
                     06/07/2000        1,200          13.5625
                     06/07/2000          500          13.6250
                     06/09/2000        1,000          13.6875
                     06/12/2000          500          13.8750
                     06/12/2000        1,000            13.75
                     06/12/2000        1,000          13.8125
                     07/31/2000        6,000          12.1250
                     07/31/2000        1,800          12.1875




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                                                Page 16 of 19 Pages

Except as set forth  herein,  BRT,  its  executive  officers and  trustees,  the
Partnership,  its general  partners  (including  officers  and  directors of its
corporate general partner), OLP, its officers and directors,  Sass/Gould and its
managing member and sub-advisor, Fredric H. Gould, Helaine Gould, Matthew Gould,
Jeffrey Gould,  Israel Rosenzweig and Zehavit  Rosenzweig (i) do not own or have
the right to acquire, directly or indirectly,  any Common Shares of the Company;
and (ii) have not in the past  sixty  (60) days  effected  any  transactions  in
Common Shares of the Company.

Item 7.   Exhibit (1) (a) Agreement to file jointly.  Filed with Schedule 13D.

                      (b) Power of Attorney. Filed with Schedule 13D.

                  (2) Letter  dated May 31, 2000 from BRT Realty Trust to the
                      Board of Trustees of the  Company.  Filed with  Amendment
                      No. 3 to Schedule 13D.

                  (3) Letter dated  September 7, 2000 from BRT Realty Trust to
                      the President of the Company.  Filed with  Amendment No.
                      4 to Schedule 13D.




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                                               Page 17 of 19 Pages

                            Signature

After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the  information  set forth in this  amendment  to the  statement  is true,
complete and correct.


Dated: September 7, 2000

BRT REALTY TRUST                           s/Fredric H. Gould
                                           ---------------------
                                            Fredric H. Gould
By s/Jeffrey Gould
---------------------
Jeffrey Gould,                             s/Fredric H. Gould
President                                  ---------------------
                                            Fredric H. Gould Spousal
                                            IRA


GOULD INVESTORS L.P.                        s/Helaine Gould
By: GEORGETOWN PARTNERS, INC.               ---------------------
MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER                    By:Simeon Brinberg, Attorney in Fact
                                            ------------------------------------
By: s/Simeon Brinberg                       Helaine Gould
----------------------------                s/Matthew Gould
Simeon Brinberg,                            ---------------------
Senior Vice President                       Matthew Gould

                                            s/Jeffrey Gould
                                            ---------------------
ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC.                Jeffrey Gould

By: s/Mark H. Lundy                         s/Israel Rosenzweig
    ------------------------                ---------------------
    Mark H. Lundy,                          Israel Rosenzweig,
    Secretary                               Individually and as
                                            Custodian

                                            s/Zehavit Rosenzweig
SASS/GOULD REAL ESTATE                      By: Simeon Brinberg,Attorney in Fact
SECURITIES LLC,                             ------------------------------------
BY:  M.D. SASS INVESTORS                    Zehavit Rosenzweig
SERVICES, INC.

BY: s/Martin E. Winter
---------------------------
    Martin E. Winter,
    Senior Vice President





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                                               Page 18 of 19 Pages

                                     EXHIBIT

September 6, 2000                           Fax 1-816-472-5794

Mr. David Brain
President
Entertainment Properties Trust
30 Pershing Road (Suite 201)
Kansas City, MO 64108

Dear David:

On May 31st,  2000,  after a number of discussions with you, we sent a letter to
the Board of Trustees of  Entertainment  Properties  Trust (EPR) in reference to
Article 9 of the Amended and Restated  Declaration of Trust of EPR, which limits
ownership to 9.8% in number of shares or value of the outstanding  shares of any
class of common stock or preferred stock of the Trust. At that time we indicated
that our "group", as a total, owned approximately 9.2% of the outstanding common
shares and, for reasons explained in detail in the May 31st letter, ownership by
BRT (and the group), would not adversely affect the 5 or fewer rule contained in
Section 856 of the Internal  Revenue Code.  We further  stated that we wanted to
continue to purchase  common shares and requested that the Board exempt BRT (and
the group) from the application of the ownership limitations set forth above.

To date, we have not received either an affirmative or negative  response to the
above  but the  lack of an  affirmative  response  acts  exactly  the  same as a
negative  response in that we remain limited in the number of additional  shares
we can  purchase.  It has been in excess of three  months  since the  letter was
received  and we feel  that a  positive  response  certainly  should  have  been
forthcoming within this time.

The lack of a positive  response has and continues to burden the shareholders of
EPR whose shares,  in the last 52 weeks,  have fallen from a high of $16.25 to a
low of $10, a decline of $6.25 or  approximately  38.5%.  As indicated to you in
our letter of May 31st,  we desire to continue to purchase  common shares of EPR
and, had you allowed us to do so, in all  probability,  the precipitous  decline
during a time  period  when most of the REIT  stocks  were  increasing  in value
simply would not have taken place.  By neglecting to grant the requested  waiver
your Board has caused and is  continuing  to cause  financial  hardships to your
shareholders.


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We  respectfully  request  that you grant the waiver  requested in our May 31st,
2000 letter post haste, which will allow us to buy shares in the open market and
therefore stop the precipitous decline in market value to your shareholders.

In addition, two shareholders of BRT advised us that they called your office and
spoke to one, Jon Weis, who indicated he was the person responsible for investor
relations.  When they asked Mr.  Weis  whether or not EPR was going to grant BRT
the right to purchase shares in excess of 9.8%, he responded by saying that "BRT
did  not  make a  formal  request  to the  Board".  The  dissemination  of  this
misinformation  is not  helpful.  We all know  that our  letter  of May 31st was
received by your organization and in a June 6th, 2000 13D Amendment we indicated
that the request was made.  We  respectfully  request  that you indicate to your
personnel  the  correct  information  so that no  additional  misinformation  is
delivered to the public by your organization.

David, as indicated  above,  the continued lack of granting the waiver requested
simply  is  proving  injurious  to many of your  shareholders  who have seen the
market value of their shares fall precipitously.  The Board's inattention to our
request indicates a lack of interest in the well-being of your shareholders.

Your prompt attention to the above will be greatly  appreciated,  not only by us
but by all of your shareholders.

Sincerely,

BRT REALTY TRUST


Fredric H. Gould
Chairman of the Board
(hard copy by mail)

cc:      Simeon Brinberg
         David Kalish






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