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VOL. 24 NO. 50
DECEMBER 9 - 15, 2021
A Holiday Extravaganza in Bellmore lighting of the fourth candle on the 10-foot-tall menorah. Latkes and donuts were served, courteLast week, the Bellmores wel- sy of the synagogue. comed the holiday season with “It’s so nice, after all that two special annual events — the we’ve been through, to have the menorah lighting on Dec. 1 and opportunity to be able to gather the Holiday Extravaganza on together as a community — and Dec. 3, both hosted ultimately, that’s by t h e B e l l m o re wh at t h i s i s a l l Chamber of Comabout,” Nassau merce. County Legislator Re s i d e n t s a n d Steve Rhoads said. members of Congre“We want to thank g ation Beth Ohr the Bellmore chamgathered at the Bellber for being front more LIRR station and center in makfor the menorah ing sure we can gathlighting, to celebrate er together. Light Hanukkah. The cereyour hearts, light mony including holiyo u r h o m e s a n d day messages from enjoy the blessings chamber President that we share togethJim Sophrer, Rabbi STEVE RHOADS er.” Dahlia Bernstein, of Members of the County legislator Beth Ohr, and local Bellmore Fire elected officials. Department and the “Thanks for comNassau County Auxing out here tonight iliary Police also attended. “I just — and for the Bellmore chamber, had an experience that I’ve never for the upstanding work they had as a Jewish person,” Berndo,” Hempstead Councilman stein said, “and that was to have Chris Carini told the crowd. an escort of police and fire “Happy Hanukkah, God bless, trucks, making way for a line of peace to all and enjoy the night.” Jewish people who just want to The event included a musical celebrate Hanukkah. performance by Hebrew school students from Beth Ohr, and the CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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ART STUDENTS BRANDON Richardson and Kyle Park showed off their art bot, a small robot they created for the Bellmore-Merrick Calhoun Art Exposition last Friday.
Calhoun High School hosts student Art Exposition By JORDAN VALLONE jvallone@liherald.com
Art projects and students crowded the Stanford H. Calhoun High School gym last Friday, as the school community gathered for the highly anticipated Bellmore-Merrick Calhoun Art Exposition. More than 150 students worked with six Calhoun art teachers for roughly three months on projects that are not only visually intriguing, but interactive in some way,
and teachers and administrators as well as students stopped by the gym throughout the day to check them out. The expo, which started as an idea about 10 years ago, according to art teacher Michael Goldberg, has since become a biannual event. “We decided that we needed something that wasn’t just a visual presentation of artwork that we have multiple times a year — where we put up a show, and maybe it seems a little distant to students who don’t
take art,” Goldberg said. “This is all about interaction and hands-on [art], and really showing every student here that they are an artist in one way or another.” Around the gym, students from the school’s various art programs, which include sculpture, animation, photography, drawing and painting, among others, displayed their projects, which were meant to elicit creative responses from the attendees. The visitors CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
t’s so nice, after all that we’ve been through, to have the opportunity to be able to gather.