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Don’t let our map of history disappear

“History is not the past, but a map of the past,” historian Henry Glassie once said, “drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.” more

6/15/23

Woodsburgh village officials presented outgoing Mayor Lee Israel with a plaque celebrating his years of service to the municipality. From left were Deputy Mayor Alan Hirmes, Mayor Jake Harman, Israel and Village Trustee Shira Hoschander.

Lee Israel leaves Woodsburgh, but will still serve as adviser

Lee Israel served as mayor of Woodsburgh village for the past decade, and as a trustee and in other roles dating back to 2005. Though he has stepped down and moved out of the Five Towns municipality, Israel will remain involved in an advisory position. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/13/22

The Friendship Circle, an adult group at the Aaron & Gural JCC in Cedarhurst, doing chair exercises at this week’s meeting. From left were members Michael Barrow, Shanti Goolcharan, Donald Kaner, Beryl Adams, Charmaine Dennis (behind) , Sarah Chesler, Eva Klass and Lois Rest.

Reconnecting seniors after Covid’s isolation

To break seniors out of their Covid-necessitated isolation, the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC, in Cedarhurst, has established two new community-building, discussion-based group programs for people … more

By Lisa Margaria | 7/14/22

Ukrainian refugees crossed into Poland in mid-March.

Gaining perspective on Ukrainian refugee crisis

A UJA-Federation of New York-sponsored trip in mid-March on which a pair of Five Towns rabbis were among 18 spiritual leaders who spent 48 hours in Poland, helping Ukrainian refugees, was an eye-opener. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/31/22

The Saving Lives Five Towns Drug and Alcohol Coalition is unveiling a new campaign, “Lock, Inventory, Dispose.” From left were coalition Director Susan Blauner, Supervisor Cathy Byrne and assistant Marisa Ruggiero.

Five Towns Drug and Alcohol Coalition works to save lives

Two years after its founding, the Saving Lives Five Towns Drug and Alcohol Coalition is launching a new campaign to “Lock, Inventory, Dispose” of prescription medications in an effort to reduce access to drugs. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/7/21

Stella K. Abraham ninth-grader Talya Lippman received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Onsite Medical Solutions nurse Juliet Melillo at HALB last Sunday.

Adolescents get the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine

Talya Lippman, a freshman at Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, was one of the first young people who entered the gym at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach’s Hirt Family Campus in Woodmere last Sunday. Lippman sat demurely on a folding chair, waiting to receive her first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the Covid-19 virus. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/19/21

The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC's SHOP in Cedarhurst is part of the UJA-Federation New York's seven-location job training and services hubs.

Five Towns JCC part of new UJA-New York hub system

As the rise in Covid-19 cases delivers another blow to the national economy, the UJA-Federation of New York in conjunction with the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC in the Five Towns and the Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills will bring job training and social services to Long Island as part of a multi-million dollar anti-poverty initiative being launched across New York. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/24/20

Sign up for Gural JCC's 'Love & Laughter' event

Register for the free 'Love, Laughter & Lessons Learned' program with Rabbanit Yemina Mizrachi on the resiliency in ourselves and our relations on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 8:30 p.m. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/17/20

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran held her Monday news briefing outside the Gural JCC SHOP in Cedarhurst.

Live from Cedarhurst it's the Nassau County executive

For the first time since Nassau County Executive Laura Curran began her coronavirus pandemic news briefings on Feb. 26, she stood behind a lectern and spoke about the latest Covid-19-related numbers from the Five Towns. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/22/20

Bernie Igielski said in his April 21 Zoom video discussion that despite the traumatic experience of being in the Holocaust, he always tries to find the good in people.

Commemorating the Holocaust amid the pandemic

Despite not being able commemorate Holocaust Remembrance in person because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and the UJA-Federation of New York found a way to have a Holocaust survivor share his story. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/24/20