Friday, April 14, 2017
Vol. 77, No. 15
CHALLENGE DIVISION OPENING DAY
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph S. Saladino (front row second from left), Town Councilman Louis B. Imbroto (third from right) and Town Councilwoman Rebecca M. Alesia (front row second from right) recently attended the grand opening of the Plainview Little League Challenger Division at the Fern Place School in Plainview and extended best wishes to coaches, players and parents for an enjoyable season. The Town constructed the new field last year provide a top tier venue for local special needs athletes who participate in Challenger Baseball.
A wine and chocolate pairing
The Syosset-Woodbury Rotary Club will present A Wine and Chocolate Pairing to benefit America’s VetDogs (vet dogs.org) and local community projects. The event will take place on Thursday, April 27, from
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 pm. at Excel at Woodbury, 8533 Jericho turnpike, Woodbury. Tickets are $35 or $40 at the door. A lite dinner, demonstrations, and raffles of chocolate/wine baskets will be part of this evening’s
event. For more information and tickets, contact Carolyn Palladino at (5160 5825376 or email Rotary at SyossetWoodburyRotary@ gmail. com.
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Holocaust survivor to speak at Temple Or Elohim
Yom Hashoriences of hate and ah - what do these oppression and two words mean to sharing his theme you? It is a holiday of anti-bullying with commemorating the the acronym JUST: Holocaust and the Judge the situation, memory of the six Understand the million innocent problem, Solve and men, women and Take action instead children who lost of fighting. their lives in the Werner Reich is hands of the Nazis a retired engineer in World War II. If it from Smithtown and wasn’t for the inhuhe lives with his wife manity of the Nazi’s of over 55 years. He and their sympawas born in Berlin thizers in Germany, when the Nazis came Poland, Yugoslavia into power in 1933. and other Eastern His family moved European countries, soon after to YugoWerner Reich this heinous indeslavia in search of a cency to mankind would not have better life, but both of his parents occurred. To honor and remember died early on at the hands of the those whose lives were lost, Temple Nazi regime. In 1943, Mr. Reich Or Elohim of Jericho invites a Holo- was arrested and placed in the first caust survivor to speak each year concentration camp. After seven to the congregation to share his or weeks, he was sent to Thereienher story. stadt and then a short while later he This year the Temple is fortunate ended up in Auschwitz. to be hosting one of the few remainOn May 5, 1945, he was freed by ing Holocaust survivors, Werner American troops. He was sevenReich. It is particularly impera- teen years old and weighed only 64 tive that we hear his voice now, pounds having endured hard labor given the recent rash of anti-Semitic and starvation in the camps. To Mr. acts occurring on Long Island and Reich it is critically important to around the country. He will be continue to speak to young people, speaking at 7 PM on April 24, and, particularly as anti-Semitism and as usual, the service will be open to other forms of racism is raising its the public and refreshments served ugly head once again. to all. Please join Temple Or Elohim Mr. Reich survived not one but on April 24, for a very informative three different concentration camps, evening with Mr. Werner Reich. the last one the notorious Auschwitz. For more information, please call He has been a guest at schools and 516-433-9888 ext. 14 or email office@ synagogues all over Long Island at templeorelohim.com schools, speaking about his expe-
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