On Sunday, March 12, Long Beach residents gathered at the ballroom of Temple Israel to show off their brightly colored costumes and celebrate Purim, a Jewish spring festival. Temple Israel …
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3/24/17
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Woodsburgh resident and North Woodmere native David Friedman was confirmed 52-46 by the U.S. Senate on Thursday to be the ambassador to Israel.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/23/17
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The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on Thursday in favor of David Friedman's nomination to be the nation’s next ambassador to Israel.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/8/17
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Woodsburgh resident and North Woodmere native David Friedman is awaiting the decision of Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee after nearly fours of questioning by its members on Feb. 16.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/16/17
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“Where’s my lipstick?” were the first words she spoke to her doctor, having regained consciousness once again, four days after her heart stopped beating.
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By Diana Colapietro
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2/8/17
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In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Temple Israel of Lawrence at 140 Central Ave. in Lawrence will present a photo exhibit “Jewish Refugees in Cyprus en Route to Israel” on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m.
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1/11/17
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We are close to the end of what has been a historic year. So many things happened affecting so many people . . .
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12/22/16
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Woodsburgh resident and lawyer, David Friedman, who was one of President-elect Donald Trump’s primary advisors on Israel and Middle East affairs during the presidential campaign, was named to be the U.S. ambassador to the Jewish state.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/16/16
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It was 2012, and longtime East Meadow resident Andrew Alderman was in Israel, in a school courtyard five miles from the border with the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory. The then 22-year-old was traveling with the Israel Premier Lacrosse League as a volunteer, which introduces children to the game.
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By Stephany Reyes
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12/2/16
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Ted Merwin, who wrote “Pastrami on Rye, An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli” will discuss his book as part of the Jewish Experience Lunch and Lecture series at Temple Israel of Lawrence.
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11/2/16
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