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Ian Silverman, a young congregant at the Bellmore Jewish Center, carried the new Torah in the celebration on Sunday. The center had a new Torah written to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Bellmore Jewish Center celebrates 50th anniversary
It is described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience — the chance to write a Torah, Judaism’s founding ethical and legal text, found in the five Books of Moses. That was what the Congregation Ohr Zarua of the Bellmore Jewish Center did to mark its 50th anniversary. more
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Events on Long Island
Exhibits and more... Defying The Devil: Christian Clergy Who Saved Jews From The HolocaustPhotographs, artifacts and video relate the events of the Holocaust. Through Sept. 30. Holocaust Memorial … more
Putting butt to paper
Author Artie Bennett visited Chapter One Books in Oceanside on July 31 to sign copies of his book, “The Butt Book,” a children's book about the posterior we all have. Here, he signs a copy for … more
Marc Morrone, owner of Parrots of the World on Sunrise Highway, with a few of the animals for which he is famous. He has written a book describing his adventures.
A man for all species
When Martha Stewart dubbed Marc Morrone her “pet keeper,” she only touched on his enthusiasm and passion for all animals — wild or domesticated, insects or fish, furry or slimy. more
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Colin Powell, left, with Lynbrook residents Vicki and Rubin Alspector.
Lynbrook resident meets Colin Powell, Al Franken
"I met Al Franken at the Book Revue in Huntington when he was doing a book signing a few years ago," said Lynbrook resident Vicki Alspector. She and her husband, Rubin, met Colin Powell in Miami when he was the keynote speaker at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Dinner. more
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Jodie Arnold with her book "Growing Up Hamburger"
Growing up as a Hamburger in Lynbrook
Former Lynbrook resident Jodie Arnold — with help from her granddaughter, Caitlin Arnold — has written an engaging, funny and charming children’s book titled “Growing Up Hamburger.” The idea for the memoir came to Arnold, who is in her 80s, as she was telling bedtime stories to her granddaughter, Caitlin. more
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St. Agnes middle level students learned about online homework help from Oceanside librarian Barbara Buckley during a G-mail video chat session broadcast on a SMARTboard and guided by school library/media specialist Frances Barricelli.
Exploring the library and the Nook
The students of St. Agnes school celebrated National Library Week by joining forces with the Oceanside library and engaging in a live video question and answer session with children’s librarian Barbara Buckley. more
Toddler, joined by their parents, did a little stretching before sitting down for story time at the North Bellmore Public Library on Tuesday.
Toddlers ring in spring with books
Students headed back to school after spring break on Tuesday, and parents seeking to keep younger children busy headed to the North Bellmore Library. Head children's librarian Jane Sullivan read aloud to a group of kids joined by their parents. Sullivan read from books about spring and animals to welcome in the new season. more
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Music and storytelling on area stages this weekend
Weekend highlights include a performance by the Irish-American group Cherish The Ladies, an antiques fair in Garden City, and storytelling at Long Island Children's museum. more
Antoinette and Melissa Bharratt look for a good movie on DVD at the Long Beach Library, where digital media accounts for as much as 45 percent of total circulation.
Digital rivals paper
Although books haven’t been overlooked at the Long Beach Public Library, where paper still beats digital in total circulation, digital media -- ebooks, audio books and movies -- is growing in … more
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