The JCC of the Greater Five Towns hosted four sessions of a thanksgiving dinner for its Russian Division’s senior citizens at North Woodmere Park’s Recreational Building on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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By Vanessa Parker
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11/26/14
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Celebrating the contributions of women is the primary goal of Women’s History Month in March. While some think that only people in powerful positions can make a lasting impact, the Herald spoke to four women, a pair of mother/daughter educators, who believe that through their deeds, they have contributed to making their students’ lives better.
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By Jeff Bessen and Vanessa Parker
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3/19/14
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Hoping to restore the educational development that many students lost to Hurricane Sandy, the JCC of the Greater Five Towns is partnering with a Syosset-based health and human services organization, Federation Employment and Guidance Services, to create an after-school tutoring program.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/12/14
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Residents, community leaders, and elected officials flocked to Five Towns Community Chest’s annual public meeting at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library on Monday, as the Woodmere-based civic organization marked a year of accomplishments, and swore in new members.
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Yitzchak Carroll
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1/29/14
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Having family members murdered in the Holocaust, and his experience with those who lived through it, propelled photographer George Bogart to create an exhibit that honors survivors.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/11/13
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Turkey day celebrated by JCC seniors
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The JCC of the Greater Five Towns hosted its annual Thanksgiving celebration for the Russian Division seniors in the recreational building at North Woodmere County Park on Nov. 26.
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12/4/13
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Since 2006, the Russian Division at the JCC of the Greater Five Towns has helped older immigrant Russians in the Five Towns and Far Rockaway celebrate that most American of holidays, Thanksgiving.
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By Ann Friedman
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11/20/13
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After witnessing a lack of recreational opportunities for children with disabilities, including his son, Adam, 29, who was born with Down syndrome, JCC of the Greater Five Towns Assistant Executive Director David Weingarten launched the “Play Golf” program at the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club last fall.
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By Ann Friedman
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10/30/13
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Most people don’t remember much from when they were 5 years old, but Joel Block has an indelible memory of the day in 1965 when his father and grandfather were killed in a plane crash.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/24/13
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Cedarhurst resident Leo Zisman stands outside a concentration camp in his family’s native Poland and recounts a story about having a gun pointed at him by a camp guard in the opening scene of “The Lion of Judah” and you wince.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/1/13
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