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John Cameron received the Legacy Award last week.
Rockville Centre resident honored by Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center
Rockville Centre native John Cameron received the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC)’s Legacy Award at its 27th annual tribute dinner on Nov. 13. more
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Dr. William Reszelbach, whose mother and father survived the Holocaust, spoke at the Rockville Centre Public Library on Jan. 29.
Child of Holocaust survivors speaks at Rockville Centre Public Library
Dr. William Reszelbach, a child of Holocaust survivors, recalled a tough and unusual childhood growing up in Brooklyn. “What was it like to live with my mother and father?” he said. “Very difficult. It was very hard growing up in a situation like that.” more
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Ray Fishler visited Poland with three Rockville Centre families in 2007. Michael Heller, far left, Lucas Richner and Zachary Mandinach joined him outside his former home in Kazimierza Wielka, Poland.
Longtime Rockville Centre resident Ray Fishler, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 93
“The idea that a Holocaust survivor disappears, his story does not,” said Irving Roth, a friend of Ray Fishler’s. “His spirit and soul continues to live.” Fishler, of Wayne, N.J., a former Rockville Centre resident who shared his stories of the Holocaust to inspire local students and families, died on Nov. 19. more
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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
Our future depends on immigrants
When I met Nelson Melgar, the only thing we thought united us was a shared concern for our community. We met by chance at an event at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County . . . more
Looking back, even as we sail away
As I write this, I am setting sail from Hong Kong, on the South China Sea, north toward the Taiwan Strait, although who can say for sure? more
Jonah Schwarz-Van Praag, left, lights one of the candles with the help of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth Rabbi Marc Gruber.
Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorated at RVC synagogue
Last November, Rabbi Marc Gruber of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre noticed Rachel Izower Fadde’ fiddling with a bunch of papers as she was sitting in an office waiting to pick up … more
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Rabbi Elliot Skiddel of Congregation Beth Emeth spoke during the Yom Hashoah service. The Torahs in the white coverings, at left, survived the Holocaust and are now used by Rockville Centre synagogues.
These scrolls are still here
The Nazis thought these Torahs would be relics of a forgotten people, but today they stand as the symbols of the people who thrived and survived. The Jewish community of Rockville Centre honored … more
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Holocaust Remembrance Brunch, May 15, Films and Discussion
Cinema Arts Center 423 Park Ave., Huntington Bagel and schmooze - 10am IMMUNITY - 11am REMEMBER - 11:30am Q&A with Screenwriter and Bellmorite, Shari Umansky - 1pm $10 Members | $15 Public www.cinemaartscentre.org more
Long Island Muslim Society leaders said that interfaith services at the East Meadow mosque, like the one they hosted on June 22, bring community members of various faiths together.
Recapturing the narrative
Mohammed Saleh, 67, has a multi-faceted identity. He is a Bangladeshi immigrant who arrived in the U.S. 44 years ago, eventually moving to Merrick in 1985. He is a successful pharmacist who became a … more
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