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Freeport High School students Olga Montero, far left and Karter Nixon, far right assisted Penelope Mayen, 8, and Jeremy Mayen, 4, at the National Council of Jewish Women Back 2 School Store.

What the kids 'shopped' for at the National Council of Jewish Women's Back 2 School Store

More than 200 volunteers helped 700 elementary-aged children from across Nassau County “shopped” for new school supplies and clothing at the first National Council of Jewish Women Peninsula and South Shore sections Back 2 School Store, the 10th annual, and first in-person one since 2019. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/21/23

A Jerry Franklin photo with Franklin Roosevelt, right, with Dwight Eisenhower and General George Patton, far left, at Castelvetrano Airport in Sicily after the conferences at Tehran and Cairo, Dec. 8, 1943.

Longtime Lawrence resident is daughter of Pep Boys founder

The daughter of a founder of the famous Pep Boys automotive franchise and a longtime resident of Lawrence learned a lifelong lesson from her father Jack Franklin. more

By Kepherd Daniel | 1/5/23

Peninsula Section Generation Next Chairwoman Pam Shelden with Hewlett High students Sophia Gilleeny and Benjamin Tsukerman.

Celebrating the Day of the Girl; Two Hewlett High students honored

Two Hewlett High School students were honored and the audience that gathered at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre heard from author Talia Carner at the National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section event on Sept. 30. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/14/22

National Council of Jewish Women Peninsula Section members at the 2016 rededication of the first universally accessible playground in Nassau County, built in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park in 2001.

National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section celebrates 85 years

The Lawrence-based chapter of a national Jewish women’s organization is celebrating its 85th anniversary of fighting for social justice and aiming to improve the quality of life for all by protecting individual rights and freedoms. more

By Lisa Margaria | 10/21/21

North Woodmere native Rachel Kastner with her grandfather Karl Schapiro when they visited his European hometown and filmed the documentary “The Barn.”

North Woodmere native documents grandfather's Holocaust survivor tale in 'The Barn'

Roughly a decade ago, East Rockaway resident Pnina Knopf attended a National Council of Jewish Women health forum, and one of the speakers was Dr. Elana Kastner, an obstetrician and gynecologist with a practice in Valley Stream who is affiliated with NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/3/21

Longtime National Council of Jewish Women member Florence Steiger received a certificated of enduring leadership from NCJW President Myra Garber and board members outside her apartment complex in Hewlett on Aug. 26.

‘Adventurous’ Florence Steiger says goodbye to the Five Towns

Florence Steiger walked out of her Hewlett apartment building on Aug. 26 and was greeted by several board members from the National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section, the organization that … more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/14/20

The National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section donated $4,000 to help support the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC’s Sustenance Hope Opportunities Place in Cedarhurst to provide food to people in need during the coronavirus pandemic.

NCJW donates $4,000 to aid Gural JCC’s SHOP in Cedarhurst

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in another crisis, people not having enough food because of the unemployment caused by the state-mandated closures of many businesses. In an effort to help … more

By Jessica Coacci | 7/9/20

The National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section thrift store in Lawrence has reopened and offers a variety of merchandise.

NCJW thrift store in Lawrence is open

Marci Last and Lori Grossman co-managers of the National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section thrift store in Lawrence. The NCJW seeks to turn progressive ideals into action, and by applying … more

By Jessica Coacci | 7/9/20

Dr. Joan Lurie Goldberg, co-founder of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency: Stop Teaching Hate Caucus, spoke at a National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section get together at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Center.

NCJW-Peninsula Section is seeking peace in the middle east

The National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section met on Feb. 11 at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Center to discuss topics related to Jewish life around the world more

By Aidan Warshavsky | 2/27/20

Inwood resident Laura Reyes told her immigration story, from being born in Mexico to being able to apply for U.S. citizenship.

Inwood woman says ‘I am not from here, nor from there’

With her mother, Peodora Jimenez; her husband, Wilder Reyes; and her eldest daughter, Elisabeth, in the audience, Inwood resident Laura Reyes told her life story... more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/21/19

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