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HAFTR Highlights student columnist Dena Gershkovich.

College fair prepares students for next step

It’s almost impossible to speak about college without opening up the can of bittersweet emotions that come along with it. more

Dena Gershkovich | 4/9/14

The junior varsity basketball squad from DRS High School in Woodmere won its first league championship on March 9.

DRS hoops JV wins title

A combination of motivation and teamwork led the Davis Renov Stahler (DRS) Wildcats to their first junior varsity basketball title in the Woodmere school’s history, as they defeated the Flatbush Falcons by a score of 43-25 to win the Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Athletic League championship, held at Yeshiva University in Manhattan on March 9. more

Yitzchak Carroll | 3/10/14

Woodmere resident Chava Willig Levy describes what it is like to live with polio in her memoir, “A Life Not with Standing.”

Dispelling stereotypes, exerting independence

Chava “Chavi” Willig Levy, a 62-year-old Woodmere resident who survived polio she contracted at 3-years-old, has always worked as a public speaker, singer and storyteller. Now she has included author to her list. Levy has recently published a memoir, “A Life Not with Standing.” more

By Vanessa Parker | 3/5/14

HAFTR Highlights student columnist Daniella Seelenfreund.

Solving issues, winning trials, wearing pink

The snow most definitely does not stop the students at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) High School from doing what they do best — taking part in extracurricular activities and getting involved! more

Daniella Seelenfruend | 2/19/14

Preserving their historical legacy

Ten years ago Tova Rosenberg developed an innovative way to teach the lessons of the Holocaust to young people while adding a human dimension so those who perished would be remembered as individuals. more

By Ann Friedman | 12/11/13

Discussions with staff and community members will be common for JCC Executive Director Joel Block pictured here with the organization’s Development Director Stacey Feldman.

Meet Joel Block

Most people don’t remember much from when they were 5 years old, but Joel Block has an indelible memory of the day in 1965 when his father and grandfather were killed in a plane crash. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/24/13

Andrew Goldsmith, a lifelong resident of Cedarhurst is running unopposed for the position of village justice.

Andrew Goldsmith runs for village justice

Lifelong Cedarhurst resident Andrew Goldsmith is running unopposed for the four-year term of village justice after serving as the acting justice for the past 12 years. Current Village Justice Martin Zuckerbrod decided not to run for re-election. more

By Ann Friedman | 3/13/13

Debating and learning at Model UN

On Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3, 10 Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) High School students boarded busses to Stamford, Conn., representing the countries of Mongolia and Belgium. more

By Dena Gershkovich | 2/13/13

Ben Weinstock, deputy mayor of Cedarhurst village, is running unopposed for a third term.

Seeking to improve the village

Village of Cedarhurst Deputy Mayor Ben Weinstock has been involved in local government since he was 19-years-old and as deputy mayor, he serves as the senior trustee and the person who will fill in for Mayor Andrew Parise if he’s not available. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 3/9/11

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