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Inwood ‘s Memorial Day Parade had World War II Navy veteran John Santora as its grand marshal.

Armed forces service people honored [Photo gallery]

orld War II veteran John Santora served as this year’s grand marshal for the Inwood Memorial Parade that marched from the Long Island Rail Road station down Doughty Boulevard to the PFC. John Oliveri Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1582, where there was a memorial service. more

5/27/15

At Zion Park in Lawrence, a wreath-laying ceremony prior to the Memorial Day Parade commemorated those who died in America’s wars.

Parade, services remember those who served [Photo gallery]

Remembering the military servicemen and women who lost their lives in combat to protect this nation is what Memorial Day is about, and the annual Lawrence-Cedarhurst march from the firehouse at Central and Washington avenues to Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park completed that mission. more

5/27/15

North Woodmere resident Phyllis Weinberger is an occasional contributor to the Herald.

Revering soldiers before, during and after Memorial Day

It’s rare to see a soldier close up. I saw a young man dressed in his military uniform going up the escalator in Kohl’s in Valley Stream earlier this month. more

By Phyllis Weinberger | 5/20/15

The Five Towns will celebrate Memorial Day with three parades. Above, military servicemen, including Woodmere resident George Sava, second from right, marched in last year’s Inwood parade.

Remembering the fallen in the Five Towns

Three parades are scheduled to take place during Memorial Day weekend in the Five Towns to honor all the men and women killed during their service time in the U.S. armed forces. Memorial Day, for many people, also marks the traditional beginning of the summer season. more

By Vanessa Parker | 5/19/15

Roseanne Cash and her band visit Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center on Friday, performing songs from her latest album "The River and the Thread."

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual … more

5/14/15

The Five Towns Early Learning Center bases its curriculum on having the children learn through play. Above, 2-year-olds with teacher Joy Wamer.

Creating a family environment

Begun in a building on Wahl Street that was built as a guys hang out, it was initially a place for women who attended trade school to drop off their children so they could work in place of men serving in the military during World War II, the Five Towns Early Learning Center in Inwood was started by a group of philanthropic Jewish women led by Gertrude Rieur. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/13/15

Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated by many Five Towns synagogues during two events on Wednesday. Above, Polish-born Holocaust survivor Meyer Hack showed his prisoner number that was branded on his arm.

Commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day

Calling it one of the most important events in Jewish history, Rabbi Steven Graber, the spiritual leader of Temple Hillel in North Woodmere, listed two other reasons why the Holocaust should be remembered. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/16/15

Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339 held its first-ever Veteran Day ceremony in Cedarhurst Park on Tuesday. At the podium is Cedarhurst Mayor Andrew Parise, a World War II veteran.

Remembering the veterans who served [Photo gallery]

Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339 held its inaugural Veterans Day celebration at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on Tuesday. more

11/12/14

National Council of Synagogue Youth summer program participants annually visit the Western Wall of the Second Temple at the end of Tish B’Av.

Remembering those who have perished

Though better known as the holiday when Jewish people fast to atone for their sins, Yom Kippur does not hold a candle for melancholy to Tisha B’Av, which is considered the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. more

By Jeff Bessen and Yitzchak Carroll | 7/30/14

Longtime Lawrence residents Jerry and Carol Berman met in college and have shared their lives through 70 wedded years.

Honoring ‘a blessed life’ in Lawrence

It was back during a time just before Pearl Harbor and the Second World War when Carol Berman was leaving Brooklyn to attend the University of Michigan. Across the city in Manhattan, Jerry Berman was also getting ready to attend the same school. more

By Vanessa Parker | 6/11/14

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