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Rabbi Gilbert Klaperman helped to build the Orthodox Jewish community in the Five Towns.

Born in Harlem, the man who founded Congregation Beth Sholom is credited with helping to build a portion of the Five Towns Jewish community was remembered during a funeral service on Feb. 14 at the Lawrence synagogue in the village where he lived. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/15/18

Holocaust survivor and Hewlett resident Marion Blumenthal Lazan at 7.

‘That’s the burden we carry’

Seventy-two years ago to the date that Marion Blumenthal’s family — her father Walter; her mother, Ruth; and Marion and her brother, Albert — were liberated from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945, the Hewlett resident, now Marion Lazan, will be the keynote speaker at a Five Towns Holocaust Remembrance Day event. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/20/17

Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence, above, will host a memorial service to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day that will include 23 other Five Towns and area synagogues.

Five Towns Holocaust remembrance services

Two dozen Five Towns and area synagogues are joining together at Congregation Beth Sholom at 390 Broadway in Lawrence on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. for the annual memorial service to remember the six million Jews who were killed during the Holocaust and commemorate the Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, that begins on April 15 and ends at night the following day. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/13/15

HAFTR Highlights student columnist Dena Gershkovich.

Celebrating student excellence

A “Celebration of Excellence,” the annual ceremony at which HAFTR High School recognizes and applauds students’ high academic performances as well as achievements in chesed/community service, Judaic Studies enrichment programs, art, and foreign languages, was held at Congregation Beth Sholom of Lawrence on May 21. more

By Dena Gershkovich | 6/4/14

Congregation Beth Sholom’s Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration, survivor Trudy Englander spoke about her experience.

Remembering the Holocaust at Congregation Beth Sholom [Photo gallery]

Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated by a packed audience at Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence on Monday. more

4/30/14

Drawing a picture of their possible futures

What better way to learn about an art college than to bring in a student who actually attends one? Jodi Cooperberg, a Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) 2009 graduate, a senior at Parsons School of Design in Manhattan, recently spoke to the 11th grade Art Institute class. more

Dena Gershkovich | 2/12/14

Lawrence resident Joel Shiff was an inclusive, selfless civic leader who applied his skills to advance the causes of civic and charitable entities, community members said.

A leader on Peninsula Library board

Whether it was running a company or providing sage advice, Joel Shiff was a man known for leading by example. “He was a consummate professional, very well spoken, he thought before he said anything and was level-headed,” said Joel Fuller, a friend and Peninsula Library Board colleague. more

By Jeffrey Bessen | 4/17/13

Lawrence resident Lt. Mark Getman of the National Guard will be ordained as a rabbi next year and in the next 18 months become a full Army Chaplain.

Following his spiritual path

When Lawrence resident Mark Getman enlisted in the Army National Guard in 2006 as a communications technician specialist, he did not expect to be interested in the Chaplain Candidate program but after meeting a Jewish faith leader during his 19 weeks of training in Fort Gordon, Georgia, he decided to apply. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 11/17/11

The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway received approval from the Village of Lawrence to expands its gymnasium at the Lower School at 33 Washington Ave. in Lawrence.

HAFTR gym expansion approved by Lawrence BZA

A zoning variance appeal by the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) was approved by the Lawrence Village Board of Appeals’ approval, moving forward the expansion plans for the Lower School’s gym at the Washington Avenue building. more

ARIEL ROSENBLOOM | 9/8/11

Minding their money

Following the June 29 arrest of Isaac Zucker, the treasurer of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere who police said transferred $600,000 from congregation bank accounts into his own accounts, at least two synagogues in the Five Towns are confident that their current financial practices would make it virtually impossible for something similar to happen to them. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 7/21/11