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Hewlett High School student Jared Glassman, far left, Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim and students Sean Fruman, third from left, Ben Grushkovskiy and Matt Bernstein helped package nearly 40 boxes of donations for Ukraine at a Chabad of Hewlett event.
Five Towners help Ukraine
Responding to Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine, residents of the Five Towns are helping in any way they can, collecting and sending supplies to the war-torn country or offering their homes to refugees who make it to the U.S. more
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Students and staff members at the Hewlett- East Rockaway Jewish Centre donated Amazon gift cards to buy supplies for the family of a child in the congregation’s nursery school who fled to Brooklyn from Ukraine.
Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre 'adopts' family seeking refuge from Ukraine
Tsipporah Lowenstein is a 3-year-old with a big family — an aunt, uncle, and nine cousins. All of them endured a 50-hour trip from the Ukraine to New York City by way of Romania, Turkey and Florida just last week. more
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Paloma Ferrante, of Glen Cove will perform
Concert to help Ukraine coming to Glen Cove
Gigi Ferrante and Carol Waldman said they see a strong connection between the suffering Jews experienced during the Holocaust and what Ukrainians are experiencing now. What better response can there … more
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Edward Gavriyelov, the owner of Moscow Hairstyling, decided to change the name of his barbershop to Cove Hairstyling.
Glen Cove barbershop is named ‘Moscow’ no longer
For more than 30 years, customers knew it as Moscow Hairstyling. But as of Tuesday, the right side of the retail duplex at 260 Glen St., has a new name: Cove Hairstyling.  Edward Gavriyelov, … more
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Father Varcilio Basil Salkovski, a Ukrainian Catholic monk at St. Josephat's Monastery, said Putin has exercised his authority and strength for too long.
Local Ukrainians and Russians speak out about the war
On Feb. 24, roughly 150,000 Russian soldiers under the direct orders from President Vladimir Putin, invaded neighboring Ukraine. Claiming it was merely a “military exercise,” … more
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Aija Dorsey, 83, fled Latvia when Russia invaded in 1940. She came to Temple Emanu-El on Monday to support Ukraine.
Turning out in Long Beach for the Ukrainian people
Eighty-three-year-old Aija Dorsey sat toward the rear of the large chapel at Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach Monday night, holding a colorful sign that read, “Latvia for free … more
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The chapel at St. Josephat's Monastery in Lattingtown, home to Father Basil and other Ukrainian Catholic monks
Local Ukrainians and Russians speak out about the war
On Feb. 24, roughly 150,000 Russian soldiers under the direct orders from President Vladimir Putin, invaded neighboring Ukraine. Claiming it was merely a “military exercise,” Putin’s true goal … more
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Outside of the gates of Killenworth mansion in Glen Cove, protesters consoled a woman crying after the news conference to condemn and expel Russian diplomats from the compound.
Long Island officials and Ukrainians rally
Love, fear, and worry resonated in the air while Ukrainian Americans from Long Island patriotically sang for their native Ukraine, as a plea for the United States to take a stand in solidarity … more
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Alex Murdakhayev, the owner of Johnny’s Barber Shop, worked to satisfy a new customer, Griffen Farrell.
Johnny’s Barber Shop: a long way from Russia
Hair stylist Alex Murdakhayev always had but one dream — to be the owner of a hair salon. But that was an impossibility in the Soviet Union, because prior to 1991, all businesses were … more
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Brian T. Dessart
A squatter's dreams squashed in Russia
Brian T. Dessart shares his quest to reach his goals in Russia in 2014 as the Sochi Olympic Games were about to begin. more
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