Dr. Hindi Krinsky, an English teacher and curriculum coordinator at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School, died last August at age 32, after what was described as a brief illness. Her husband, Cedarhurst resident Dovid Kanarfogel, 34, felt inspired to do something impactful in her memory.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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3/21/19
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It’s not what you eat, it’s how much of it you eat. This is the main premise of “Finally Full, Finally Slim,” a book written by Dr. Lisa R. Young, a Woodmere native, …
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By Tyler Marko
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1/24/19
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It’s just another day in Hollywood when you hear about the latest novel being adapted for a film. However, it’s not every day that you hear about a screenplay becoming a novel.
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By Iris Wiener
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9/13/18
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If the ending of another school year has led to an influx of books in your home, you night want to consider donating them to Better World Books, an online for-profit bookseller for used and new books founded in 2002 by Christopher “Kreece” Fuchs, Xavier Helgesen and Jeff Kurtzman, who have stated their mission is to “extend the life-cycle of the book through reuse.”
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By DENA GERSHKOVICH
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7/12/18
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Famed music critic and author Anthony DeCurtis has written the essential biography of one of music’s most influential icons in the music world, “Lou Reed: A Life.”
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By Mary Malloy
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10/19/17
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Living and working longer, today’s baby boomer-aged women are embracing and transforming the experience of grandmothering.
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By Mary Malloy
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3/29/17
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Just in time for Passover, Woodmere native Brenda Janowitz will visit Blue Door Books in Cedarhurst as part of the store’s monthly book club to discuss her fifth and most recent novel, “The Dinner Party,” a story revolving around the holiday Seder hosted by the Gold Family.
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By Diana Colapietro
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3/29/17
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Across the world, Jews will celebrate the holiday of Purim from the night of March 11 through March 12, with much fanfare and excitement.
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By Yitzchak Carroll
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3/8/17
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Directors from six South Shore public libraries and the head of the Nassau Library System met with Assemblywoman Missy Miller (R-Atlantic Beach) and discussed several issues at Peninsula Public Library in Lawrence on Feb. 22.
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3/3/17
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Drum roll, please. I’m about to take a swipe at the book reviewers who recently led me off a cliff and out to sea. As many readers know, my other job . . .
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2/17/17
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