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Keyword: swastika
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Three swastikas roughly 5” x 5” each were found by a man at 8:10 p.m. on July 23 etched in to the playground equipment at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park in Cedarhurst, Nassau police said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/24/23
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Students at Woodmere Middle School alerted school officials to a pair of swastikas that were found in a boys’ bathroom on March 14 and 16, Hewlett-Woodmeredistrict officials said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/17/23
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The Lawrence School District reported that two swastikas were etched on a metal plate in a hallway of the elementary school portion of the Broadway campus that also houses the middle school.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/10/22
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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.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/12/20
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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 . . .
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1/2/20
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Over the past year and a half, the incidence of hate crimes has skyrocketed across the nation, and Long Island. Just a few weeks ago, swastikas were scrawled on sidewalks . . .
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3/16/18
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A 90 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in New York state in 2017 should be taken seriously, according to rabbis in the Five Towns.
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By Erik Hawkins and Jeff Bessen and Tyler Marko
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3/8/18
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In the wake of nationwide bomb threats to Jewish community centers last month, including one to the Friedberg JCC in Oceanside, and the evacuations of JCCs in Albany and Syracuse last week, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) sent a letter to the 4th Precinct requesting added security for the two JCCs in the 9th Senate District.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/15/17
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Swastika education, not a ban, is what’s needed
To the Editor:
Regarding the proposed legislation of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (“Battling a symbol of hate,” June 9-15), it would be an unacceptable infringement on freedom of speech and freedom of religion, both being protected by the constitution.
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6/22/16
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State Assemblyman Brian Curran (R-Lynbrook) and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) both want to thwart what has become an annual tradition of a group called the International Raelians: displaying a swastika inside a Star of David on a banner that is flown over beaches in Nassau County and Queens on July 11, which is known by some groups as International Swastika Rehabilitation Day.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/9/16
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