Woodmere resident Scott Goldberg was among the people who took part in an information session at the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre hosted on Dec. 12 about renovating the Gush Etzion Visitor Center at Kibbutz Kfar Etzion in Israel.
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1/8/14
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Garrett Gray, who lives in Woodmere and is a partner in the Weber Law Group LLP, was appointed as a public member to the Nassau County Rent Guidelines Board by the county Legislature and New York State’s Division of Housing and Community Renewal.
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12/18/13
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Flipping pancakes, raising money for Parkinson’s
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More than 400 people attended the fifth annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s and helped to raise $18,000 at Congregation Sons of Israel on Dec. 8.
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12/11/13
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Ten years ago Tova Rosenberg developed an innovative way to teach the lessons of the Holocaust to young people while adding a human dimension so those who perished would be remembered as individuals.
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By Ann Friedman
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12/11/13
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The Panim el Panim seminar, held in Washington, D.C. from Sunday, Nov. 17 through Tuesday, Nov. 19, was one of the best experiences of my life.
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Daniella Seelunfreund
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11/27/13
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Raquel and Lee Israel, of Woodsburgh, along with Hewlett Harbor resident Martin Rosen were honored by the UJA-Federation of New York’s South Shore Division for their inspiration and leadership to the Jewish community at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor on Oct. 3.
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10/30/13
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Strength in fitness for EMUNAH
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EMUNAH of America and Woodmere-based Studio Inna collaborated to hold a charitable fitness extravaganza the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns Sports Complex in Lawrence on Oct. 12.
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10/16/13
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The recent vote by Congress to cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the food stamp program known as SNAP — over the next 10 years is alarming.
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10/10/13
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They say that “politics makes strange bedfellows.” While they are far from being alike, two members of Congress from Long Island are playing major roles in the ongoing debate about how to open up the government after a shutdown.
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10/10/13
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Dr. Lawrence Levitan, 58, a Lawrence resident and obstetrician, was indicted for allegedly stealing $267,000 from Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan by depositing the insurance checks of at least 685 patients into his personal bank account, prosecutors said on Sept. 11.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/12/13
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