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Will this plague lead to a new dark age?
Sometimes a black hole opens in a culture and civility falls in. History teaches us that sometimes, good will and decency are trumped by avarice and authoritarianism. Read the stories of the Salem witch trials . . . more
Bernie Igielski said in his April 21 Zoom video discussion that despite the traumatic experience of being in the Holocaust, he always tries to find the good in people.
Commemorating the Holocaust amid the pandemic 
Despite not being able commemorate Holocaust Remembrance in person because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and the UJA-Federation of New York found a way to have a Holocaust survivor share his story. more
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The Gural JCC is running a meal pickup and delivery service out of its kosher food pantry as part of the SHOP in Cedarhurst.
Cedarhurst JCC SHOP serves up a large helping of assistance
No stranger to helping through crises, whether it be the financial downturn in 2008 and 2009, Hurricane Sandy in 2012 or the day-to-day assistance it always provides, the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and its Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Panty at the SHOP has been serving as a pickup and delivery service with food for older adults and those enduring hard times amid the coronavirus outbreak. more
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Temple Israel Cantor Galina Makaveyev led the audience in song. At left was Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum and on the right Consul General of Austria Thorsten Eisingerich and Israel Nitzan, deputy consul general of Israel.
Diverse groups join forces at Temple Israel of Lawrence
The messages shared at the 18th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and International Holocaust Remembrance commemoration at Temple Israel of Lawrence came from diverse voices... more
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Dr. Rafael Medoff, a Jewish history author and professor, spoke at Rambam High about how newspapers, including The New York Times, downplayed Holocaust news coverage as the genocide unfolded.
Dr. Rafael Medoff speaks at Rambam High School on Holocaust news coverage
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence hosted a Jewish studies scholar who discussed the Holocaust from an editorial perspective. more
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The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County is Long Island seeking middle school and high school students to apply for its Upstander Award.
Upstanders sought by the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County
The Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County is looking for middle school and high school Upstanders for the 10th annual Friedlander Upstander Award. more
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More than 2,000 people marched in MIneola on Jan. 12, to show their support for the Jewish community in the wake of a spate of anti-Semiti attacks in the metropolitan area.
Marching against hate in Mineola
Marching in weather that brought spring to mind more than winter, more than 2,000 people ranging from elected officials to religious leaders to people from across Long Island, walked a half-mile on County Seat Drive to the Theodore Roosevelt Legislative building on Franklin Avenue in Mineola to show support for the Jewish community and their opposition to hate. more
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Hatred has no place on L.I. in 2020
New York saw a spike in hate crimes directed at the Jewish community toward the end of 2019 — during Hanukkah, of all times. It was particularly disturbing . . . more
Israel Defense Forces soldier and Brothers for Life member Yossi Rave, right, shared his military experience with Brandeis eighth-graders, from left, Benjamin Katz, Orel Stein and Jacob DeMarco at the Gural JCC’s pre-Rosh Hashana celebration on Sept. 19.
Gural JCC hosts multigenerational pre-Rosh Hashana celebration in Cedarhurst
A multigenerational melting pot kicked off the High Holiday season with a pre-Rosh Hashana celebration at the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC in Cedarhurst. more
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Holocaust survivor Fred Lifschutz, a Woodmere resident, spoke about the life-saving rescue he was apart of as a child at the Chabad of Hewlett on Aug. 10.
Remembering a heroic Holocaust rescue
Woodmere resident and Holocaust survivor, Fred Lifschutz was the featured speaker at Chabad of Hewlett’s Holocaust commemoration event, on Aug. 10, which was done in coordination with the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av, a somber day when Jews fast and recall the tragic events in the religion’s history. more
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