Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ROCHWARGER GEOFFREY
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Genie Energy Ltd. [GNE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD., 520 BROAD STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/03/2011
(Street)

NEWARK, NJ 07102
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 11/03/2011   A   37,463 (1) A $ 0 37,476 (2) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.85 11/03/2011   A   889   11/03/2011 12/13/2011 Class B Common Stock 889 $ 0 889 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.85 11/03/2011   A   2,996   11/03/2011 04/23/2017 Class B Common Stock 2,996 $ 0 2,996 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.85 11/03/2011   A   37,463     (3) 11/02/2021 Class B Common Stock 37,463 $ 0 37,463 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ROCHWARGER GEOFFREY
C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD.
520 BROAD STREET
NEWARK, NJ 07102
      Vice Chairman  

Signatures

 Joyce J. Mason, by Power of Attorney   11/03/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Grant of Restricted Stock that vests as follows: 12,487 shares on November 3, 2012 and 12,488 shares on each of November 3, 2013 and November 3, 2014.
(2) Mr. Rochwarger will also receive 18,000 shares of Class B Common Stock on each of January 5, 2012, January 5, 2013 and January 5, 2014 for a total of 54,000 shares in connection with IDT Corporation's pro-rata spinoff of the Registrant. Such shares will be issued pursuant to a Separation Agreement between IDT Corporation and the Registrant in conjunction with a Deferred Stock Agreement between Mr. Rochwarger and IDT Corporation under which upon the occurrence of certain events Mr. Rochwarger will be granted 18,000 shares of IDT Corporation Class B Common Stock on each of January 5, 2012, January 5, 2013 and January 5, 2014.
(3) The options vest as follows: 12,487 options on November 3, 2012 and 12,488 options on each of November 3, 2013 and November 3, 2014.

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