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We must understand what antisemitism is, and isn’t

The American Jewish Committee recently released its annual State of Antisemitism in America 2023 Report, which revealed that 63 percent of American Jews say the status of Jews in the U.S. is “less secure than a year ago” — a 22-percentage-point increase in just one year, and a 32-point increase over two years. more

By Eric Post and Bob Vecchio | 3/29/24

Hatred has no place on L.I. in 2020

New York saw a spike in hate crimes directed at the Jewish community toward the end of 2019 — during Hanukkah, of all times. It was particularly disturbing . . . more

1/2/20

The Merrick Jewish Centre is beefing up its security, including the addition of armed guards and the installation of an intercom system at entrances.

Merrick Jewish Centre ramps up security

In the face of rising anti-Semitism nationwide, coupled with the recent synagogue shooting at the Chabad of Poway in San Diego, the Merrick Jewish Centre, which takes in congregants from Merrick and Bellmore, is instituting new security measures, including armed guards. more

By Andrew Garcia | 9/12/19

A bill that would require the Nassau County Police Department to patrol houses of worship countywide would give Bellmore’s Muslim population some peace of mind, faith leader Fahad Qamer said.

Faith leaders support county protection bill

Fahad Qamer, president of Jaam’e Masjid in Bellmore, said congregants of the mosque are worried for their safety. “Because of what’s going on around in the world today,” Qamer, of Merrick, … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 5/30/19

Panelists joined congregants at the Merrick Jewish Centre’s recent event on campus anti-Semitism. Ofir Dayan, far left, Joshua Yoni Nierenberg, Tamar Ben-Simon, Sharon Freudenstein, Dalia Zagher, Leetal Ben-Simon and Shoshana Bederman.

Merrick Jewish Centre tackles anti-semitism on campus

The Merrick Jewish Centre sought to open a conversation on Feb. 10 with Jewish high school students, their families and the larger community, about the kind of challenges or bias they may face when they head to college. more

By Erik Hawkins | 2/21/19

Stamping out this spate of hate

Over the past year and a half, the incidence of hate crimes has skyrocketed across the nation, and Long Island. Just a few weeks ago, swastikas were scrawled on sidewalks . . . more

3/16/18

Racist graffiti in Merrick, Mineola latest in "bias incident" uptick

Nassau County Police are investigating the latest in a series of incidents involving racist graffiti, this time in Merrick. more

By Erik Hawkins | 12/18/16

You've got to be carefully taught

There has been a recent spate of hateful incidents in Nassau County and elsewhere that make it clear that we still have a long way to go to teach ignorant adults and youths that racism, homophobia, sexism, bullying and all other forms of intolerance are offensive and unacceptable, and definitely not funny. more

4/24/14

Does bad behavior trump genius in art?

Or vice versa? A story is told about the conductor Daniel Barenboim, who decided to conduct a piece from Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde” in Israel . . . more

2/27/14

Insults, old as the ages, scrawled on walls

Are we seeing things or are we seeing something? Police are looking for the person or persons who wrote anti-Semitic epithets . . . more

1/31/14

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