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
|
Traffic issues need addressing
To the Editor:
Rabbi Dr. Edward Goldstein’s letter to the editor “Waiting for H-W to fix dismissal issues” (Feb. 20-26) could not have said it better on what many also experience with “traffic difficulties” on Williams Street, between Daub and Franklin avenues near the Yeshiva of South Shore.
more
2/27/14
|
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
|
The girls take part in a program known as i-Shine, which, for the past six years at HAFTR’s Lower School, has served as a haven for children in kindergarten through eighth grade who have a sibling or parent with a terminal illness.
more
By Ann Friedman
|
12/26/13
|
Improving communication and seeking ways to rectify transportation problems that have vexed the Lawrence School District and the private schools it serves since the school year began were the primary focus of a meeting between district officials, yeshiva leaders and parents in Superintendent Gary Schall’s office on Monday.
more
By Jeff Bessen
|
12/18/13
|
Students built camaraderie and leadership skills while having a good time at the Davis Renov Stahler (DRS) Yeshiva High School’s annual color war competition.
more
Yitzchak Carroll
|
12/11/13
|
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
|
Sports, food, music, and fun combined for an enjoyable time at Davis Renov Stahler (DRS) Yeshiva High School’s 17th annual Shabbaton, held at Hotel Somerset-Bridgewater Nov. 7-10.
more
Yitzchak Carroll
|
11/13/13
|
On Thursday, the Five Towns Community Reconstruction program committee will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway at 44 Frost Lane in Lawrence.
more
By Ann Friedman
|
10/11/13
|
Their stories began similarly, “My child/children were on the bus for 45 minutes/an hour/ nearly two hours going to school/coming home.” And the ending was also nearly the same, “My child/children were upset, “I called the bus company, they didn’t respond in a satisfactory way/they were rude.”
more
By Jeff Bessen
|
9/18/13
|