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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 . . . more
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 . . . more
Village residents in the RVC Moms private Facebook group reported on April 21 that someone had painted a swastika and racial slur onto a tree located on Brower Avenue. Group member Randi … more
Education about hate is keyTo the Editor:Your editorial on the decision by South Side Middle School to remove artwork depicting Nazi symbolism (“Students learn the power of art to … more
‘If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the process of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced … more
The display of two pieces of student art that incorporate swastikas has sparked controversy at South Side Middle School, as well as promises from the administration that it will never happen … more
In April 2014, two students at St. Anthony’s High School, in South Huntington, brought a Confederate flag to a sporting event. They were subsequently expelled. Later that month, Newsday published an editorial . . . more
There has been a recent spate of hateful incidents in Nassau County and elsewhere that make it clear that we still have a long way to go to teach ignorant adults and youths that racism, homophobia, sexism, bullying and all other forms of intolerance are offensive and unacceptable, and definitely not funny. more
Are we seeing things or are we seeing something? Police are looking for the person or persons who wrote anti-Semitic epithets . . . more
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