After a bomb threat called in to the Mid-Island Jewish Community Center in Plainview on Feb. 27 — the second in Nassau County this year — police announced heightened patrols around the county’s religious institutions and have launched a full investigation.
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By Ben Strack
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3/8/17
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With the rise of hate speech on the internet, especially by anti-Semites, and the rash of post-election incidents, terrorism on social media has become a hot topic and was the subject of a presentation by Rick Eaton, senior researcher of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, at Young Israel of Hewlett on Dec. 4.
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By Diana Colapietro
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12/14/16
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Are we seeing things or are we seeing something? Police are looking for the person or persons who wrote anti-Semitic epithets . . .
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1/31/14
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There will be increased police patrols around synagogues and temples throughout Nassau County for the Jewish High Holy Days, according to Police Commissioner Thomas Dale.
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By Ann Friedman
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9/4/13
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Not every controversy is resolved with an easy thumbs-up or thumbs-down — not if you try to use your heart and soul rather than the knee jerk. And if you add your brain, the decision-making becomes even more prickly and challenging.
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Randi Kreiss
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8/12/10
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