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Locals react to Blakeman’s mask directive masks,” John Schreiber wrote in an email. “I’m for communal health and safety and would rather err on the side of safety.” rbethany@liherald.com “Unmask our children,” LorNassau County Executive raine Domato-Buerkert said. Bruce Blakeman signed execu“Child hospitalizations for tive orders on Jan. 6 directing Covid are at record highs,” Jesse local boards of eduPohlman said. “I cation to vote in Janknow conservatives uary on whether t h i n k p o o rly o f their districts schools, but should should mandate going [to school] mask use, while also really warrant the lifting the mask death penalty? No? m a n d at e fo r a l l Then, masks on, county agencies and please.” the state’s tempo“The county exec rary mask mandate cannot tell the in public places. school boards what A Herald Faceto do,” Frank N. book post seeking Tucker said. “Only reaction from Freethe State Education port residents elicitDepartment can. He ed five comments needs to keep his endorsing continued nose out of where it mask use in schools, does not belong.” three opposing it DR. KIshoRE Ten Long Island and several com- KUNChAm elected officials – ments pointing out Sens. John Brooks, Superintendent, that, in New York To d d K a m i n s k y, state, a county exec- Freeport Schools Anna Kaplan, Kevin utive has no legal Thomas and Jim jurisdiction over Gaughran, and school boards and cannot man- Assembly members Michaelle date that they vote on mask use Solages, Chuck Lavine, Judy in schools. Griffin, Taylor Darling and Gina “I’m in favor of mandated Continued on page 16
By CRIstINA ARRoYo-RoDRIGUEz, sCott BRINtoN, REINE BEthANY, and JEFF BEssEN
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BERNIE RADER AND his wife, June, shared the story of his capture during World War II at the North Shore Historical Museum.
A heroic and happy life
Bernie Rader loved and enlightened many By REINE BEthANY rbethany@liherald.com
When 98-year-old Bernard Rader died on Dec. 23, he left behind a legacy of World War II heroism, active community involvement and uncompromising love for his family. The 19-year-old Brooklynite who signed up for the U.S. Army in May 1943 was already committed to his country. He was Jewish, and fully conscious of Hitler’s dire threat not only to freedom worldwide, but specifically to Jews. He became a soldier to defeat that existential threat. For an American Jewish
man to take up arms in World War II was especially daring because American dogtags showed each soldier’s religion. “There was a P for Protestant, an H for Hebrew or Jewish, and C for Catholic,” said June Rader, Bernie’s wife of nearly 70 years, “so they would know how to bury them if they were killed in action. Bernie’s unit was in an ambush with the Germans in France, and they had a sixhour battle, a very fierce battle, and they were taken prisoner (box, Page 4). He realized that if the Germans found out he was Jewish, they wouldn’t treat him the same as the
other prisoners, so he asked his friend [George Boyd] to bury his dog tags, and his friend did.” After his imprisonment and eventual release (bottom box, Page 4), Rader continued active duty. He re-entered the civilian world in January 1946, and applied his strong principles of honesty, patriotism and family unity to his life path. He became a certified public accountant and worked as a partner with his CPA father for more than 35 years. In 1949, he started his permanent romance with June. “We were married in 1952,” Continued on page 4
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e believe wearing masks is one of the powerful weapons to stop the spread of Covid, along with vaccination.