Ruth Mermelstein, 84, has been a member of the East Meadow Jewish Center since she moved to the hamlet in 1955. She and her husband, Sidney Mermelstein, moved to North Bellmore 13 years later, where they raised two children, and have lived there ever since. more

April 27 marked Holocaust Remembrance Day in the U.S., as synagogues across the country held services honoring the six million Jews who were killed by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime during World War II. The East Meadow Jewish Center hosted its own Yom HaShoah service last Sunday. The synagogue has a number of Holocaust survivors, including Alex Konstantyn, who spent years as a refugee in his own country with his family, roaming the Polish countryside while evading Nazi persecution, and Ruth Mermelstein, a native Romanian who spent time in several concentration camps, including Auschwitz. more

Hanukkah spirit has been alive and well this week in East Meadow. more

One of East Meadow’s unique Thanksgiving traditions is its annual interfaith service, where spiritual leaders of different faiths across East Meadow unite for an evening of prayer and togetherness more

It’s been a festive year for the East Meadow Jewish Center, which has celebrated its 60th anniversary with a wide variety of community events. The festivities culminated last weekend, when the congregation hosted a Diamond Jubilee Weekend Celebration, a three-day event commemorating the synagogue’s history. more

Beginning in September, the East Meadow Jewish Center’s Hebrew school is shortening the class schedule for its third grade class, moving from a three-day-week program to two days. The change, said school officials, will be used as a blueprint to shorten classes for all of its grades in the future. more

The East Meadow Jewish Center continues to celebrate its 60th anniversary, and on Saturday, the synagogue held a pre-Purim masquerade with a groovy theme. more

The East Meadow Jewish Center Sisterhood is hosting its 2nd annual “Purim Party with a PURPOSE,” on Sunday, March 3, a fundraiser to raise money in memory of two young children who recently died. more

In 1953, the East Meadow Jewish Center was built on Prospect Avenue. The Conservative Jewish synagogue began with just over 100 founding members, and was led by spiritual leader Dr. Israel Nobel. more

The East Meadow Jewish Center Sisterhood held a Purim party to benefit the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation on March 4. more