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North Woodmere native Rachel Kastner with her grandfather Karl Schapiro when they visited his European hometown and filmed the documentary “The Barn.”
North Woodmere native documents grandfather's Holocaust survivor tale in 'The Barn'
Roughly a decade ago, East Rockaway resident Pnina Knopf attended a National Council of Jewish Women health forum, and one of the speakers was Dr. Elana Kastner, an obstetrician and gynecologist with a practice in Valley Stream who is affiliated with NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola. more
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Rabbi Shimon Kramer, of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, in Merrick, delivered an in-person Megillah reading to congregants in celebration of Purim.
Bellmore-Merrick synagogues safely celebrate Purim during pandemic
For some observers of the Jewish faith, 2020’s Purim celebrations marked the last time they physically visited a synagogue. Last spring, just days after the Megillah was read, costumes were … more
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Former United StAtes Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook.
National Council of Jewish Women hosts Black History Month event
The National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section is hosting a virtual Black History Month event that will discuss the connections between the Black and Jewish communities. The NCJW “Ties That Bind the Black and Jewish Communities” forum will be on Feb. 23 at noon. more
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The Jewish Alliance for Dialogue and Engagement partnered with the Marion and Aaron Gural JCC to hold a virtual program on Covid-19 vaccines in December.
Jewish Alliance for Dialogue and Engagement aims for civil discourse
Billing itself as a forum for people across the political and religious spectrum to discuss issues of local importance, the Jewish Alliance for Dialogue and Engagement, currently a private chat group on WhatsApp comprising roughly 130 people, is seeking to re-engage community members without rancor. more
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Lynbrook resident Kaden Rogers collected and donated cleaning supplies and household items to the Hatzilu Rescue organization as part of his mitzvah project.
Lynbrook 12-year-old donates to Baldwin kosher pantry
When 12-year-old Kaden Rogers saw that the Covid-19 pandemic left some local families hungry and in need of household supplies, he collected donations to benefit them as part of his mitzvah project, … more
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Items collected were placed on a table outside the community center during the socially distant event.
O'Side JCC's day of giving lifts spirits
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” The Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center, in Ocean-side, put actions to the words of the man they were celebrating last week when they conducted their MLK Day of Service to bring people in the community together at a time when it’s difficult to impossible to gather as one. more
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Lynbrook resident Kaden Rogers collected and donated cleaning supplies and household items as part of his mitzvah project.
Lynbrook boy donates to local families in need
When 12-year-old Kaden Rogers saw that the Covid-19 pandemic had left some local families hungry and in need of household supplies, he collected donations to benefit them as part of his mitzvah project, a community-service deed in preparation for his bar mitzvah. more
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Lynbrook resident Anthony Longo, the pharmacy director for Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, left, received the shipment of the state’s first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Dec. 14.
Lynbrook resident recalls preparing New York's first Covid-19 vaccine
Dec. 14, pharmacist Anthony Longo said, was the most important day of his career, as he prepared the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in New York state, and perhaps the country. more
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A new camp introduced by the Friedberg Jewish Community Center in Oceanside has grown into a year-round platform for LGBTQ youth.
Camp Ga’avah founder optimistic for summer 2021
A new camp introduced by the Friedberg Jewish Community Center in Oceanside recently completed its third summer program and has grown into a year-round platform for LGBTQ children ages 6 through … more
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The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre pre-school staff hosted a Light Up the Night event in celebration of Hanukkah on Dec. 15.
Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre pre-school staff, families light up the night
The Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre’s pre-schoolers and their families got together to light up the night on Dec. 15. more
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