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A half dozen Five Towns synagogues will receive $100,000 each in federal money for security upgrades, said Rep. Kathleen Rice, above.

Security money for Five Towns institutions

Six of the 17 South Shore Jewish organizations, synagogues and schools across New York’s 4th Congressional District that will receive $100,000 in federal security money from a total of $1.7 million are in the Five Towns. more

8/15/19

Cedarhurst resident Rabbi Capt. Mark Getman goes to Washington

Rabbi Capt. Mark Getman, of Cedarhurst was invited to Washington D.C. to lead the House of Representatives in its opening prayer, as the guest chaplain on July 24. more

By Jeff Bessen and Rachel Gottesman | 8/8/19

We will fight to keep Roe v. Wade the law of the land

In just the first five months of this year, 15 states have passed legislation restricting access to abortions in what can only be described as the most egregious attack on women’s rights in 50 years. more

By Kathleen Rice and JoAnn Smith | 6/21/19

The Gural JCC honored Holocuast survivor program member Marvin Jacobs, second from left. To his left JCC Associate Executive Director Cathy Byrne, Congresswoman Kathleen Rice, second from right David Jacobs and far right Rabbi Tzvi Krigsman.

Gural JCC honors Holocaust survivor Marvin Jacobs

On the 75th anniversary of D-Day, another vestige of the World War II era was commemorated as the Cedarhurst-based Marion & Aaron Gural JCC honored one of its members, Marvin Jacobs, a Holocaust survivor. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/6/19

HAFTR High School students met Ambassador David Friedman at AIPAC last month. From left were students Jonathan Lederer, Aidan Schechter, Ben Perl, Elijah Greenberg, David Lederer, Noah Nierenberg, Elijah Gurvitch, chaperone Rabbi Yonoson Hirtz, Friedman, chaperine Goldy Walfish, and students Molly Vashovsky, Emily Silverstein, Rachel Hamburger, Jamie Beer, Ashley van Amerongen, Jillian Mestel and Annabelle Muller.

HAFTR meets politicos at AIPAC

Several Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School students and their chaperones, Rabbi Yonoson Hirtz and Goldy Walfish, not only attended the annual AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. March 24 to 26, they took part in a lobbying session and went to Capitol Hill and met Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice, who represents the Five Towns. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/11/19

Let’s give immigrants the protections they deserve

The Dream and Promise Act, proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives and cosponsored by Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) and Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) recently, offers a glimmer of hope to Long Island’s immigrant community. more

3/28/19

Temple Israel of Lawrence will host a talk by Michael D. Cohen, eastern director of the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, on Feb. 28

Battling anti-Semitism continues

In 2017, the most recent year for which statistics are available, there was a 57 percent jump in anti-Semitic hate crimes, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Considering what has happened since, from incidents around the globe to the inflammatory words of a congresswoman, the trend has not abated. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/21/19

We need more diversity, less ‘gotcha’ in elections

The Nov. 6 election was more of a groundswell than a seismic shift, yet it was significant. While many incumbents rode to relatively easy victories . . . more

11/16/18

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice will return to Washington for her third term in the House of Representatives.

Kathleen Rice wins again in 4th Congressional District

Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice defeated her Republican challenger Amer Benno to secure her third term representing New York’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday. In the 21st … more

By Tyler Marko | 11/7/18

In the 4th Congressional District, send Rice back to Washington

To slash through the sea of partisanship that now engulfs Congress, strong proponents of bipartisanship and people of action are needed. more

11/1/18

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