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There was a record-breaking turnout for this year’s menorah lighting ceremony as more than 500 residents crowded Kennedy Plaza on Sunday to mark the first night of Hanukkah. Rabbi Eli Goodman … more

12/10/15

Lawrence resident Harold Blond established the Israel Children’s Cancer Foundation, based in his home community, in 1999.

Helping kids battle cancer in Israel

Harold Blond borrowed $5,000 in 1999 to establish the Lawrence-based Israel Children’s Cancer Foundation and from that humble beginning created an organization that has collected $5 million in donations this year to help children in Israel who are battling an array of cancers. more

By Vanessa Parker | 11/25/15

Yosef, Ronen and Eli Borochov, left to right, on the steps of the Cave of the Patriarchs shortly before Eli was shot in the leg by an Arab sniper.

Cedarhurst man survives sniper shooting in Israel

A week to the day before the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, Cedarhurst resident Eli Borochov, 20, was one of two people shot by Arab snipers at the Cave of Patriarchs, a sacred Jewish site in Hebron, Israel. more

By Vanessa Parker | 11/18/15

Bellmore Jewish Center plans trip to Israel

The Bellmore Jewish Center will host an “Israel Adventure with Rabbi Dahlia Bernstein” from Feb. 11 to 21, with an optional trip extension from Feb. 20 to 24 to visit Eilat and Petra. more

10/28/15

The renaming ceremony will take place at the JCC of the Greater Five Towns, at 207 Grove Ave. in Cedarhurst, on Nov. 4, after which it will be known as the Marian and Aaron Gural JCC.

In their parents’ honor

To honor the memory of their parents, Marian and Aaron Gural, Woodmere residents who were considered an extraordinarily charitable couple, Barbara Steinmetz, Jeff Gural and Jane Senders have made a substantial financial gift to the Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns, and the Cedarhurst-based organization will be renamed the Marian and Aaron Gural JCC. more

By Vanessa Parker | 10/28/15

Senator Schumer and Mr. Joel, Long Island thanks you

Last week, two New Yorkers, Sen. Chuck Schumer and rock star Billy Joel, made New Yorkers and Long Islanders proud. more

8/12/15

A survivor’s story: Part 2

After World War II, Walter Schacherl returned to Palestine, where he had lived with his older brother before the war. Hope for a Jewish homeland marked life there, but so did strife. more

By Brian Racow | 8/5/15

At home in Merrick, Walter Schacherl, right, and his wife, Ryfka, display photographs of Walter competing in the 1950 Maccabiah Games, an international Olympics-style competition in Israel. It was the first Maccabiah Games after Israel’s founding. Walter won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal in gymnastics, including the gold for best all-around performance.

A survivor’s story

Walter Schacherl made battlefield maps that top Allied generals used to plan the lines of attack against Germany and Italy in World War II. Naturally, his work was top secret. more

By Brian Racow | 7/24/15

After Yan Kossa, above, allegedly enticed a 7-year-old girl to leave Chabad of the Five Towns on June 20, center officials held a forum on child safety and sexual abuse.

Battling sex abuse

If a child says, “My brother wouldn’t let me sleep last night,” “The rabbi wears funny underwear” or “I know somebody who’s being touched in a bad way,” he or she is describing an incident of sexual abuse. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/1/15

Miriam Graff, nutritionist and teacher, dies at 93

Miriam Graff, a longtime Merrick resident whose work as nutritionist and home economics teacher supported public health, died on May 28. She was 93. more

6/24/15

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