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Newly introduced to the J-Perks program, businesses that participate receive a window cling, above, to display in their storefronts, indicating that JCC members can get a discount there.
Friedberg JCC in Oceanside expands J-Perks program, community outreach
Friedberg Jewish Community Center is putting extra care into the “community” aspect of its mission. Along with providing a wide array of activities and services to members of all ages, the Oceanside facility offers discounts to 50 local businesses and counting. Known as the J-Perks program, the offer adds value to the membership and acquaints the JCC with the surrounding community, said Julie Frenkel, assistant director of membership and community outreach. more
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Through a grant secured by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, Friedberg JCC will get a full roof repair in the spring.
Oceanside JCC awarded $100K grant to repair aging roof
Friedberg JCC has received a $100,000 state grant to repair its roof, according to Associate Executive Director Roni Kleinman. more
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Werner Reich, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, shared his story with dozens of residents at the Friedberg Jewish Community Center on Jan. 24.
Oceanside's Friedberg JCC commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor visited the Freidberg Jewish Community Center on Jan. 24. more
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JayCee Driesen concert in Oceanside
Singer JayCee Driesen will be performing at the Friedberg JCC, at 15 Neil Court in Oceanside, on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 1 p.m. more
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
The Rev. Christopher Hofer, left, married Kerry Brady in August 2011 at the Church of St. Jude in Wantagh.
During Pride Month, LGBT clergy reflect
“Oh, there goes Father Faggot.” The Rev. Christopher Hofer still recalls the insults children and teens hurled at him in 2004, while he was out running in Wantagh, his new … more
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A memorial garden outside Oceanside’s Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center, installed last year, serves as a reminder of the Holocaust.
Oceanside community dedicated to remembering the Holocaust
“There’s an expression, L’dor va’dor, and it means ‘From generation to generation,’” said Joan Goldfaden, who has worked at the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center for nearly 25 years and represents the JCC on the Jewish Community Council of Oceanside. more
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Joni Center, director of the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center, left, and Assemblywoman Melissa Miller, center, with honorees Jessica Becak, Rachel Charney, Cori Caporimo, Penny Ellis and Maria Heller at a Purim Gala on March 12.
Friedberg JCC honors ‘Queen Esthers’ at Purim Gala
The Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center honored this year’s “Queen Esthers” at a Purim Gala held at Temple Avodah on March 12. more
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Rabbi Barry Dov Schwartz, center, joined County Executive Ed Mangano and Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter at a news conference on Feb. 28 after the most recent wave of bomb threats.
NCPD: Patrols intensified around county's religious institutions
After a bomb threat was called in to the Mid-Island Jewish Community Center in Plainview on Feb. 27 — the second to centers of its kind in Nassau County this year — police announced heightened patrols around the county’s religious institutions and have launched a full investigation. more
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Mangano offers new budget to NIFA
Nonprofit social-service agencies like the Five Towns Community Center were facing steep funding cuts by Nassau County as late as Monday night. more
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