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Torah parade brings shuls together in E.M. of the East Meadow Jewish Center who is now the co-president of the new synagogue. “Rabbi Roughly 100 people marched [Ronald] Androphy left the from North Bellmore to East march to explain to them what Meadow last Sunday to celebrate was going on. This was about the the consolidation of the closed spirit of being Jewish and carryTemple Beth-El of Bellmore and ing the torah.” the East Meadow Singing songs in Jewish Center. The Hebrew, Androphy 2.6 miles were joyand Cantor Eitan ous ones for the Binet led the procesmembers of the two sion, for which parsynago gues, who ticipants wore royal completed the route blue T-shirts with in one hour and 10 the logo “Consolidaminutes. The new tion Celebration.” East Meadow BethPeople took turns El Jewish Center IRA MINKOFF carrying the five has grown from the East Meadow To r a h s, s a c r e d consolidation to 400 scrolls outlining the individual or family “law of God.” memberships. “We didn’t want to let our Some people living in East synagogue die,” said Ira Minkoff, Meadow and North Bellmore Beth-El’s former president and appeared to enjoy watching the now a co-president of the East “Torah procession.” When mem- Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center. bers of the Nassau County Having grown up near the BellPolice Department closed Bell- more synagogue, he remained a more Road and other streets on member of Beth-El, even after he the route to vehicles, a number moved to East Meadow. “We of residents left their homes to decided to find a new home watch the celebration, with instead,” Minkoff said. many clapping and cheering. According to Minkoff, the “People came out of their temple closed on July 1, 2019, houses and waved at us, a few because the building was failing with quizzical expressions,” said and membership was waning. Todd Knauer, a former president CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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e didn’t want to let our synagogue die.
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RALPH ESPOSITO, LEFT, prepared to give the 2021 Distinguished Service Veterans Award for Pete Wenninger, to Nassau County Executive Laura Curran at Eisenhower Park.
East Meadow American Legion commander is honored By MALLORY WILSON mwilson@liherald.com
The East Meadow American Legion commander, Pete Wenninger, was one of five veterans honored with the 2021 Distinguished Service to Veterans Award last Sunday at the 35th annual Salute to Veterans at Eisenhower Park’s Harry Chapin Lakeside T heatre. Hundreds attended to honor Nassau County’s veterans. “There are five individuals
today who have answered the call to assist our local veterans,” said Ralph Esposito, director of the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency. “These are individuals in the community who have shown exceptional volunteerism to our local veterans. They have shown what it means to be a leader in their community.” Before introductions were made and awards given out, the colors were presented by Paul Masi, the sergeant of the guard, followed by an invoca-
tion and a POW-MIA prayer offered by John Baptiste Fiore, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Port Washington. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chris Peterkin, the VFW county commander, and the national anthem was sung by Norman Jardine. “These local heroes make a difference every day,” Esposito said. Then he spoke about the work done by the honorCONTINUED ON PAGE 4