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Mike Stone helped Jizelle Velasquez find the perfect fit at last year’s the Back 2 School store.

Roughly 800 children will take part in the fifth annual National Council of Jewish Women’s Back 2 School store on July 30. The event where children “shop” for an array of items and parents can get information on a variety of resources is a collaboration between the Peninsula and South Shore NCJW sections. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/27/17

A secretary for the Hewlett-Woodmere School District and National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section, Betty Dickoff was beloved by her colleagues.

Betty Dickoff, 91

Betty Dickoff was a longtime secretary for the Hewlett-Woodmere School District and served in a similar capacity for 17 years at the National Council of Jewish Woman-Peninsula Section in Lawrence. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/8/17

The National Council of Jewish Women-Long Island sections honored Sunya Kleiner of Lawrence. From left were Jackie Fetner, Long Island sections chairwoman; CeCe Friedman, committee member; Kleiner, honorees Roslyn Sternlieb, Carol Fisher and Celia Rosenthal; and national president, Beatrice Kahn.

Sunya Kleiner honored by NCJW

Sunya Kleiner was recognized for her community service at the National Council of Jewish Women-Long Island sections at their 22nd annual Women Who Make a Difference luncheon at Temple Avodah in Oceanside on May 3. more

5/25/17

Kealys Vargas and her personal shopper, June Cadel, looked at winter hat at the NCJW Back 2 School store.

NCJW store gets kids ready for school [Photo gallery]

The annual Back 2 School store, sponsored by the Peninsula and South Shore sections of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), took place at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook last Sunday. more

8/4/16

Kindergartners to fifth-graders had their choice of clothes and school supplies at the National Council of Jewish Women’s annual Back 2 School store held last year.

Getting children ready for school

While the thought of going back to school may haunt the minds and hearts of young individuals during the summer months, there is some good that can come from this time of year. more

By Diana Colapietro | 7/27/16

Comfort blankets made by National Council of Jewish Women and Center for Adult Life enrichment members that will be donated by We Care Blankets to children’s hospitals throughout the U.S.

NCJW & CALE collaborate on weaving together a gift of comfort

A group of knitters coordinated by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Peninsula Section will be donating more than 40 blankets to children’s hospitals at the end of the month, according to Sunya Kleiner, a Lawrence resident and former NCJW community service vice president. more

By Diana Colapietro | 7/13/16

Kulanu faculty Deborha, Gulotta, Nicole Zittel, Marita Ingram and Barbara Mezrahi accepted their winning certificate from NCJW’s Joan P. Ivler, left, and Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin Weinstock on May 22.

National Council of Jewish Women rededicates accessible playground in Cedarhurst Park

The National Council of Jewish Women, Peninsula Section celebrated the 15th anniversary of the first universally accessible playground in Nassau County at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park in the Village of Cedarhurst with a rededication ceremony last Sunday. more

5/25/16

End Rape on Campus co-founder Sofie Karasek will be one of three speakers at a forum on sexual assault at Hewlett High School.

Addressing sexual assault at college

A 2015 survey conducted by the Association of American Universities of 150,000 college students from 27 U.S. universities, found that 23 percent of women said they have experienced unwanted sexual contact — ranging from kissing to touching to rape — done by force or the threat of physical violence, and in some cases while they were incapacitated due to alcohol or drug use. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/23/16

Several local organizations collaborated on a cleanup of North Woodmere Park last Sunday. Clockwise from left were Jared Lake, Tom Cohen, Adam Brozik, Avi Fertig, Eric Keslowitz, Isaac Mayo and Ian Acriche.

Taking the trash out of North Woodmere Park

Nearly 30 volunteers representing six local organizations took the time last Sunday to collect more than two dumpsters of trash from North Woodmere Park. more

11/11/15

At the National Council of Jewish Women’s Back2School Store last Sunday, fifth-grader Danny Garcia picked out socks with help from Elaine Schwarts, center, and Annabelle Kaish.

NCJW hosts student school shopping [Photo gallery]

Up to 650 children shopped for items such as notebooks, winter jackets and sneakers at the third annual National Council of Jewish Women’s Peninsula and South Shore sections’ Back 2 School Store at Temple Am Echad in Lynbrook last Sunday. more

8/5/15

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