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Following Hamas’s attack on the nation of Israel, I attended several vigils, including one at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in Greenvale. It was a very poignant event with a lot of emotion. more

By Charles Lavine | 10/26/23

Anna Glatt, was a neighbor of fellow Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.

Anna Glatt, 92

Born in Sighet, a town in northern Romania, in the early 1920s, Anna Lieberman Glatt, lived down the street from Holocaust survivor and writer Elie Wiesel, who died on July 2, and their neighborhood was not the only thing they shared. more

By Diana Colapietro | 7/27/16

The Van der Veer family, of Stein, Holland, hid Rachel Slagter for two years during the Holocaust. Clockwise from top left in this family photo, taken in 1950, were Hans, Sjoerd, Andries, Marjie, Jantje, Andries and Aaltje Van der Veer.

A Holocaust remembrance

For many Five Towns residents, the Holocaust is much more than a dusty memory on the shelf of history. It’s a living, breathing series of events that must be remembered. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/27/16

North Woodmere resident and Holocaust survivor Bernie Igielski feels a special bond when he spends time with fellow survivors.

Portraits of survival

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. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/11/13

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