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Malverne holds homecoming
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Rally for Jews brings all faiths together By NIColE FoRMISANo nformisano@liherald.com
Nicole Formisano/Herald
Members of the Malverne village board attended an interfaith rally at Our Lady of Lourdes to express their solidarity with those who are grieving. They have pledged their support to the Jewish community, including deploying the Malverne police if needed.
The days since Israel declared war on Hamas have been marked by grief, fear and division — but some communities are coming together. Residents of Malverne and West Hempstead have supported their neighbors, as both Jewish and non-Jewish people express their solidarity and hopes for peace. People of all ages and faiths gathered at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, in Malverne, on Sunday to stand with the Jewish community in the village and beyond. “I’m so grateful for our village of Malverne that comes together to support each other and live the statement that hate has no home here,” said Rabbi Susan Elkodsi, of the Malverne Jewish Center, who led the gathering in song and prayer. Members of the Jewish Center and Our Lady of Lourdes were joined by congregants from Grace COnTinued On page 4
Scottie Coads, longtime civil rights activist, dies at 79 By NIColE FoRMISANo nformisano@liherald.com
Every once in a while, someone comes along that truly embodies the spirit of the community, and whose dedication inspires others — that’s Scottie Coads. Coads, 79, died Oct. 6 after decades of serving Lakeview, Long Island and the nation as a whole. Though she never ran for office, everyone agreed that Coads was the “Mayor of Lakeview.” Her devotion to others was unwavering, and her commitment to justice was incomparable, those who remembered her said.
“She was here to was the kind of perserve the people — son who, when seenot a party, not a ing you again after a person, but she was long time apart, a servant of the peowould give you a ple,” Hezekiah hug, not a handBrown, Coads’ longshake. time friend, said. “She’s a very car“And that was all the ing individual, a time.” very committed and Coads was the caring individual SCoTTIE CoAdS kind of person who for the people that held tightly to her she cared about,” friends — no amount of time Epstein said. “She is a legacy in nor distance could diminish her own right. She stood out. her dedication to the people she There aren’t many people that loved, Brown said. She brought you find like Scottie.” warmth and support to every “Always smiling, very friendlife she touched. Her friend ly,” Lamont Jackson, Coads’ Barbara Epstein said Coads friend for nearly 40 years, said.
“And you would always see her at important events. She tried to get as many people as possible around to encourage people to vote.” Coads believed in Lakeview, and Lakeview believed in her. She always stepped up to be a leader in her community and to ensure that community members had a voice. Coads was the
civic engagement chair for the state NAACP, the president of the Lakeview Democratic Club, and a staunch protector of civil rights. Coads fought fiercely against the recent legislative redistricting, which she said was clearly gerrymandering. “She cared about people,” Epstein said. “She was a very COnTinued On page 2