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Thriving with volunteers Gural JCC helped 5T community through the Covid-19 pandemic Services Manager Laurie Stone Brofsky wrote in an email, and some of the usual volunteer Despite the obstacles that opportunities transitioned to came with the coronavirus pan- virtual programs, while others demic, the Marion & Aaron were either put on hold or grew Gural JCC has continued to into new opportunities. serve Five Towns and Far RockaLynbrook resident Miriam way residents Feffer, 68, was happy thanks to its dedicatto continue voluned volunteers. teering during the The JCC, based in pandemic, she said, Cedarhurst, has a though her husband variety of volunteer and son were hesiprograms that offer tant about letting community memher leave the house. bers educational, “It was a decision I enrichment, recremade at that point — ational and social you know, when you services. They think about it, was it include support and the right decision?” wellness groups for Feffer said. “I don’t at-risk communities lAURIE SToNE know.” as well as the SHOP BRoFSkY A for mer New — Sustenance, Hope, Volunteer Services York City special Opportunities Place education teacher, — a food pantry and Manager, JCC Feffer started volunsocial services hub. teering at the JCC In a typical year, before Covid, after retiring six years ago. “I all volunteer activities took place have to tell you, when I retired, it in person, and the JCC had near- was like, I don’t know what to do ly 700 volunteers — many of with myself,” she said, “and I them regulars, active weekly or was always looking for things to monthly, and others who were do. So I was very happy to volundrop-ins, taking part in special teer.” She heard of the opportuprograms and events. nity through a friend who was During the pandemic, “volun- already active with the JCC. teer numbers dipped,” Volunteer Continued on page 20

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HAFTR HIGH SCHool students held yahrzeit candles to light the way in the darkened hallways before the Holocaust Remembrance Day assembly.

Remembering the Holocaust HAFTR High School creates historical memories through ‘Lasting Legacies’ By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

The hallways at Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School were darkened on the morning of April 28. The only light emanated from yahrzeit candles held by students as they stood outside classrooms. At 9:20 a.m., a siren sounded — as sirens had sounded earlier that day in Israel. Administrators, students and teachers moved with purpose to the HAFTR auditori-

um, for the Holocaust Remembrance Day assembly. Yahrzeit candles are used to remember those who died. Yom HaShoah is held in Israel and the United States not only to remember the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany, but also to commemorate the 30-day Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943. Though it was crushed by the Nazis, it is remembered as the largest revolt by Jews during World War II. “This is our first school-wide assembly in Continued on page 21

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Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, a German who converted to Judaism, recounted his life to an audience of Young Israel of North Woodmere members on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Yom HaShoah is a commemoration that Jews hold to pay tribute to the at least six million Holocaust victims through readings, musical selections and more. The day, April 28, is marked both in the United States and Israel. At least 100 congregants filled Young Israel for this year’s event, where there were two opening acknowledgments by members Ben Rosenberg and Phil Charech, both sons of Holocaust survivors, and keynoter Wollschlaeger. Rosenberg recalled how the Holocaust affected him and his family earlier in his life and even now. He briefly compared growing up with Holocaust survivor parents versus growing up with non-survivor parents, like his wife. For more than 10 minutes, Rosenberg discussed personal experiences having witnessed and heard “the trauma experienced by my parents,” he said, “as well as the beauty of having survived.” He closed: “May we never have to go through anything like that again,” Rosenberg said. Charech introduced Wollschlaeger. “Why are we here tonight: this person has

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YounG ISRAeL of North Woodmere had Guest Speaker Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger speak about his life experience at last week’s Yom HaShoah event. a very unique and separate, distinct reason why they’re here,” Charech said, “and in all likelihood, your emotions will run very high on the subject.” “Whenever I’m being invited to speak about or at an event commemorating the Holocaust, I get a little bit — I would say sick — physically sick,” Wollschlaeger said, “because I cannot claim to be the son of a survivor.”

He recounted his struggle growing up in Germany slowly uncovering who his father really was — a highly decorated World War II tank commander and Nazi officer. As Wollschlaeger matured, his questions about his father’s experience in the war grew, and his father refused to talk about it. He explored these questions on his own through literature and speaking

with Jews — eventually traveling to Israel where he found more answers. Over the course of seven years, Wollschlaeger found himself on a spiritual journey which caused his father to forbid him from his childhood home and cease their relationship forever. Despite the long-term turmoil that Wollschlaeger’s spiritual journey caused with his family, he ended up emigrating to Israel, where he converted to Judaism and served in the Israel Defense Forces as a medical officer. Twenty years after leaving Germany, Wollshlaeger returned with his own children when they, too, had questions about his father — their grandfather. While in Germany, Wollshlaeger buried his sister and visited his parent's gravesites — his first encounter with them since he last saw them alive. At the conclusion of Wollschlaeger’s recount, congregants gave a standing ovation and asked questions. His “story is compelling,” Rabbi Yehuda Septimus said, “and shows that in an age of too much identity politics that, sometimes, it’s actually about what’s true and what’s right.” To watch Young Israel’s Yom HaShoah event go to https://bit.ly/3LG4I1F. To learn more about Wollschlaeger, visit his website: http://bwollschlaeger.com/ home/.

SoBol in Hewlett raises nearly $1,000 for Ukraine By LISA MARGARIA lmargaria@liherald.com

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Hewlett’s SoBol, at 1309 Broadway, teamed up with Foodie Card, a New York based service, last week — raising nearly $1,000 for Ukraine. Many Ukrainians are fleeing from their home country since the war — which began on Feb. 24 when Russia invaded — became increasingly hazardous for civilians. Many individuals and groups across the world are trying to help Ukrainians seeking refuge — including SoBol Owners Russell and Amy Golan and their son, Foodie Card Business Development Manager Eitan Golan. The businesses collaborated on April 28 at Sobol from 3 to 4 p.m., where 215 people showed up to donate for a free SoBol treat — Acai, Pitaya, Blue Spirulina, Mango Pineapple and Green bowls — and for a free year-long Foodie Card membership. The event was originally Russell’s idea. He and Amy discussed wanting to help Ukraine in any way possible. “We thought it would be a good day to help other people in need who are desperate,” Russell said. Russell noted that the fundraiser landed on Holocaust Remembrance Day, a good day for any community — especially one with a large Jewish community that knows the day as Yom Hashoah — to come together and support one and

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other. “We felt like we should do our part,” Amy said. “We're relatively new in this community, but we see ourselves as part of a larger community — and how can we help [the community]? We thought we would give away a free bowl as part of a ‘Spring Fling.’ Then we said: wait a minute, let's not just give away a free bowl — let's give the proceeds to Ukrainian refugee relief.” Eitan heard about the fundraiser and wanted “to come together for a good cause,” he said, “and see what we [both SoBol and Foodie Card] could do.” Along with free memberships, Foodie Card’s table was stacked with free raffles to attract potential donors to SoBol. As the Herald went to press, SoBol has not yet announced which refugee relief fund they will support with the $1,000.

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HewLett ReSIdentS AMY, left, and Liat Goodstein with their free Acai bowls after donating to SoBol’s fundraiser for Ukraine.

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Celebrating the Jewish athletes in Lawrence By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Alphabetically in the Jewish Sports Heritage Association’s induction ceremony program its was Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter Ira Berkow leading off the lineup of honorees at the organization’s first in-person event in three years, which also included emcee Barry Sanders and a few of the inductees were live via Zoom or sent video messages. The early May 1 morning ceremony in the sanctuary of Temple Israel in Lawrence was a blend of youth as Five Towners Rachel Arbitman and Jacob Steinmetz received the Michael Freedman Outstanding Jewish High School Athlete of the Year Award and the barrier-busting Dr. Renee Richards who brought the issue of gender identity to the social forefront. “I’ve always been a kid who loves to play baseball,” Steinmetz said via a video message that was shown during the ceremony. “The concept of being drafted that was never something that was on my mine until a year ago. Growing up so many young Jewish athletes are given a ceiling with regards to their pursuits in sports, whether by family, friends or archaic stereotypes. I was never given a ceiling.” Steinmetz, 18, was the first Orthodox Jew to be drafted by Major League Baseball when taken in the third round last year by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Currently in rookie ball, Steinmetz is antici-

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PulitzER PRizE-wiNNiNg SPoRtSwRitER Ira Berkow showed off his Jewish Sports Heritage Association induction crystal. pating being promoted to the Single A level. His father, Elliot, is the head coach of the Yeshiva University men’s basketball team. Now at Harvard, Arbitman, 19, dominated tennis in Nassau County all through her four years at Hewlett High School. Her prowess made her a coach on the court and helped her team to conference titles in 2017 and 2021. Berkow, 82, who wrote for The New York Times for more than 25 years, noted what he called his “Jewish orientation”

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YuRi FoREmaN ENtERtaiNEd the audience with his story of coming to America and rising to be a world champion boxer. being bar mitzvahed and learning some Yiddish from his immigrant parents. “As a writer, while objectivity was a goal, I always had an eye out for a Jewish slant,” he said. “I was asked by Hank Greenberg the 6-foot 4 Jewish slugger to work with him on his autobiography, which I did. Among those I interviewed for the book was the great Washington Post sports columnist Shirley Povich. And he said of Hank being an inspiration to Jews, Shirley said that Hank was ‘talented, he was proper and he was big.’” That received

a laugh from the audience. Boxer Yuri Foreman, 41, recounted his story of coming to the United States from Russia, of having nothing and building a life that not only includes becoming the first Israeli super welterweight WBA champion, but a family with a wife and children. “Living in the United States was not always easy, I had way more downs than ups, but I’ve always in these moments I dig deeper and find some extra strength to keep pushing it,” he said. Sada Jacobson, 39, has collected a silver in sabre at the 2008 Olympics and bronze at the 2004 games. At the Pan American Games in 2004, she was the women’s champion in sabre. “Before I began working with my coach [Arkady Burdan] or my maestro as we affectionately call him, I never gave much thought to how my Jewish heritage impacted my life or sports career,” the Minnesota native said, adding that Burdan changed that as he experienced severe “career-limiting antisemitism in the USSR.” The other inductees were Lillian Copeland, a track and field, football star Julian Edelman, swimmer Charlotte Epstein, basketball executive Eddie Gottlieb, Olympic runner Abby Hoffman and basketball team the Philadelphia SPHAs. Dr. David Margolis received the Good Guy Award and Lindsey Ruderman and Daniel Cukierman were the college athletes of the year.

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GAyLe HAMeR,74, wHo taught at Hewlett Elementary School for at least three decades, died on April 21, 2022. stand her students and help them become confident in themselves and in their own abilities. “One of the things I think that was really phenomenal for her with these kids, even the toughest kids,” Wohlmacher said, “she really took the time to listen to them.” O’Hara added, “It doesn't matter what their strengths or weaknesses were, [Hamer] she treated her children [students] with such love and kindness and always empowered them.” “I think she just made kids feel no matter what their ability was,” Beatty said, “that they were smart and empowered.” Hoffman described Hamer, who she knew for 19 years, as Hewlett Elementary’s “matriarch” because of the extensive time she worked there. Guglielmi added to Hoffman’s description: “She's seen the building through decades of change, and she was there to tell the stories,” Guglielmi said. “With the parents now that send their children here, she was their teacher. She's taught colleagues — she's taught so many people. I can't imagine the number of people that she touched.” Hamer’s funeral service was held on May 4 — what would have been her 75th birthday — at the Kirk & Nice Suburban Chapel in Huntingdon Valley, Pa.

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Hewlett Elementary School lost a very special, longtime teacher — Gayle Hamer — on April 21, 2022. She was 74. Hamer, an Oceanside resident, lived by her brother, Robert Hamer, and extended family of nephews, nieces in law, and great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father, Charles E. Hamer, mother, Margaret Hamer (Allen), and sister in law. Over the 33 years she worked at Hewlett Elementary after graduating from Hofstra University, Hamer became family to those she worked with — calling her fellow second grade teachers the “Second Grade Sisters” before retiring in 2019 — and viewed her students as her own children. Former co-workers second grade teachers Jennifer Hoffman and Christina Beatty, fifth grade and former second grade teacher Lisa Guglielmi, Principal Colleen O’Hara and retired special ed. teacher Marie Wohlmacher — remembered Hamer’s kindness, empathy, generosity, sense of humor, talent as a dancer, belly laugh, and love for jewelry, makeup and fashion. “She was light, she lit up the hall, she lit up her classroom, she lit up our lives and all that knew her. She loved to give the kids gifts [and] she was extremely generous,” said Guglielmi, who knew Hamer for 21 years. “She just supported everybody. If she heard about something or somebody needing something, it was like, she would give you everything off of her back.” Many HES alumni who graduated between 1986 and 2019 remember Hamer gifting them Ty Beanie Babies, collectables and often-valuable plush stuffed animals. This is because Hamers’ brother, who lives in her home state of Pennsylvania, owned two Hallmark stores. “This is what started the Beanie Baby craze,” Guglielmi said. “Whenever Gayle walked into a room,” Beatty, who knew Hamer for seven years, said, “she had a smile from ear to ear, and that smile was contagious to everybody.” “Gail gave off positive light and energy all the time,” Wohlmacher, who knew Hamer since 1988, said, “Gail was just someone that brightens the room. She had a phenomenal sense of humor. She was always kind hearted. She was always generous. There was this sweet quality about her that you just couldn't help but enjoy her company, and so the kids all adored her parents and really appreciated having her in their life as well.” O’Hara, who knew Hamer for nearly seven years, agreed that both parents and students appreciated Hamer “because she genuinely loved her children,” O’Hara said, “and the parents knew that and really felt like they were sending their kids into a classroom where they were being loved every single day.” Hamer always worked hard to under-

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The listed online programs are free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. Register by calling (516) 239-3262, or go to the Eventkeeper calendar on the PPL’s website: https:// www.peninsulapublic.org/ An email with login details will be sent before each program. For more information email Roxanne Spodek at programming@ peninsulapublic.org. PPL, 280 Central Ave., Lawrence.

At Temple Hillel, 1000 Rosedale Road, North Woodmere/Valley Stream, Mah Jongg from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Canasta from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Bring your game or we can supply. $8 per session-donation. Free coffee and cake. Canasta and Mah jongg lessons available. Call Temple Hillel office for Information at (516) 791-6344.

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Helping Ukraine The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and its partners at JCC Association of North America are finding ways to help the Ukrainian Jewish community. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has launched an emergency campaign to meet their spiking humanitarian needs. You can donate at: https:// bit.ly/3NzcXxF.

Thursday, May 5 Canasta, Mah Jongg At Temple Hillel, 1000 Rosedale Road, North Woodmere/Valley Stream, Mah Jongg from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Canasta from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Bring your game or we can supply. $8 per session-donation. Free coffee and cake. Canasta and Mah jongg lessons available. Call Temple Hillel office for Information at (516) 791-6344.

Early Bauhaus At 11 a.m., professor Dennis Raverty presents an illustrated lecture on De Stijl and early Bauhaus art HewlettWoodmere Public Library’s Gold Hall. HWPL, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett.

Friday, May 6 ‘The Apartment’ At 1 p.m., the 1960 movie “The Apartment” will be shown in Gold Hall in Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett, as part of the Flashback Friday film series. Directed by Billy Wilder it stars Jack Lemmon and Shir-

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Singing along at Lawrence Elementary School Just before the spring break, music teachers Skylar Berkley and Daria Barteldt led Lawrence Elementary School students through a sing-along performance of songs from the popular Disney animated movies “Frozen, “Incanto,” and “Moana.”Singing is not only fun but also benefits the students as it supports their emotional, mental and physical health.

ley MacLaine and Fred McMurray. Not rated, 2 hours, 5 minutes is the running time.

Tuesday, May 10 ‘The Personal Librarian’ At 11 a.m., Fran Cohen will lead a discussion on the novel “The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Peninsula Public Library.

Cafe Europa From 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.,the Gural JCC holds its Cafe Europa program for older adults in-person at Congregation Beth Sholom, 390 Broadway, Lawrence. Email Judy Goldberg at judy.goldberg@ guraljcc.org for more information.

The Village of Atlantic Beach holds its monthly meeting on Monday, May 9 at 7:45 p.m., in Village Hall, 65 The Plaza, Atlantic Beach. Lawrence village holds its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 12 at 8 p.m., in Village Hall, 196 Central Ave., in Lawrence.

Game Time At 1 p.m., May 10,17, 24 & 31 in-person game time Peninsula Public Library, 270 Central Ave., Lawrence. In the Bentley Room for this weekly series. Canasta, mah jongg and Scrabble. Games are available. Seating is limited and is first come, first seated.

Reclamation District The Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District Board of Commissioners holds its weekly meeting at 5 p.m., at 2150 Bay Blvd. in Atlantic Beach.

Wednesday, May 11 Canasta, Mah Jongg At Temple Hillel, 1000 Rosedale Road, North Woodmere/Valley Stream, Canasta from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mah

Jongg from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Bring your game or we can supply. $8 per gamedonation. Free coffee and cake. Canasta and Mah jongg lessons available. Call Temple Hillel office for Information at (516) 791- 6344.

Burt Bacharach At 11 a.m., Marc Courtade presents a lively presentation on the life and career of composer. Peninsula Public Library.

SHTARK Performance At 7 p.m. the SHTARK Contrast Theater Co, will perform “Irena’s Vow What Have Done?” at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library. Free tickets are required. Call HWPL at (516) 374-1967 x 237. The library is at 1125 Broadway, Hewlett.

More then 400 works of art by Hewlett-Woodmere students K through 12 are on exhibit at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett, through June 1. Lawrence High School class of 1982 will hold a reunion on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 7 to 11 p.m. at

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Sunday May 15, the street festival Arts Below Sunrise that spans Hewlett and Woodmere along Broadway, returns after a two-year hiatus because of Covid. The festival includes a car show, community arts projects, a petting zoo and shows from the Cradle of Aviation Museum.

Kulanu Fair From 12:30 to 5 p.m./ on Sunday, May 15, Kulanu Academy holds its fair in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park, right across from Village Hall. There will be a carousel, crafts, turbo tubs, face painting, pony rides, games, raffles, carnival booths and food.

Guatemalan Soccer League The Guatemalan Soccer League of the Five Towns is gearing up for its 2022 season. Games are on the pitch outside the Five Towns Community Center, 270Lawrence Ave., Lawrence. For more information, call (347) 764-2268.

Golf Outing On Monday, June 13, the Rock and Wrap It UP! Nicholas Fabrizio Memorial Golf Outing at the Rockaway Hunting Club, 615 Ocean Ave., Lawrence. 18 holes of golf, lunch and dinner, silent auction, prizes, giveaways and celebrities. Go to, www.rockandwrapitup.org.

the Ocean Club, 1565 Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach. Go to https://bit.ly/3LQdZE5. Lawrence High class of 1971 will hold a 50th year reunion in September. Go to the Lawrence 71 Facebook group page for more information.

Commemorating Yom Hashoah in school nights in crowded barracks. Her youth was ripped from her, along with millions of others. Wohl was finally liberated from the camps and moved around after the war until she settled in America. Czegledi concluded powerfully by saying, “My great-grandmother endured immense hardship and cruel events, yet she was the most loving and peaceful person I’ve ever met. My great-grandmother lived a happy life after the war, and she refused to live her life with any resentment or hatred toward anyone as a result of what she lived through. Although her losses and traumas scarred her, she re m a i n e d c o m m i t t e d t o showing her children that they must live a life that fosyra ters love.” Cze gledi’s words were echoed by similar stories from fellow juniors Rachel Czeisler and Eliana Perl. All three captured the tales of their heroic family members, tragic history and the emotion of everyone in the room. There was a video created by the students in HAFTR’s video editing class, which was presented by juniors

Ariana Haft, Gabrielle Kalish, and Erin Merrill. The video comprised personal interviews of Holocaust survivors, and imparted their powerful stories in an extremely personal way. Afterward, HAFTR’s esteemed spiritual adviser, Rabbi Yissachar Blinder, i n t ro d u c e d t h e ke y n o t e speaker Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, a world-renowned speaker and leader of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Wo o d m e r e. We i n b e r g e r shared an inspiring story of his father’s experience surviving the Holocaust. Rabbi Weinberger’s father was the only person in Mauthausen, a Nazi concentration camp, to have and use tefillin, a holy article that Jewish men use daily to pray. He did this eidel to fulfill the promise he had made to his father on the last day they saw each other before being separated: to put the tefillin on daily. Even with the immeasurable challenges and suffering, Weinberger’s father kept his promise and put on tefillin every day. He risked his life every moment he held the tefillin in his pos-

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session, as the Nazis would have punished this with immediate death had they discovered his secret. Not only did he have the courage to protect and use the tefillin daily, but Weinberger’s father allowed thousands of other people in the concentration camp to put on the tefillin as well, giving them hope and the courage to keep going. Weinberger’s father survived, and with him, the tefillin did too. Even though the Tefillin aren’t in use today since it deteriorated with age, Weinberger still has it and brought it to show the HAFTR students. The tefillin represent the resilience and strength of the Jewish people, and even though the Nazis tried to kill every Jewish person and destroy the Jewish culture, we still stand strong today. Holocaust Remembrance Day is vital to keep the memory alive of the six million Jewish people who were murdered. We will continue to keep their souls alive by commemorating their stories and living our lives to the fullest in their honor. Every day should be Holocaust Remembrance Day to remember the tragedies that occurred and to inspire us to be grateful to be living life today. Never forget.

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Proposal must be clearly labeled and submitted to the Business Office located at 2 Reilly Road, Cedarhurst, New York 11516 on or before 11 am prevailing time on May 13, 2022. There is no expressed or implied obligation for the District to reimburse responding individuals or agencies for any expenses incurred in preparing quotations. Questions may be directed to Catherine Santora, Lawrence Public Schools, P.O. Box 477, Lawrence, NY 11559 who can be reached at 516-295-7036. Scope of services shall include but may not be limited to the following related nursing services: School nurse substitute services – RN, 1:1 student nursing services – LPN,1:1 student nursing services – RN, Certified Nursing Assistant services, Licensed Para Professional services. All invoices shall be submitted in a timely manner including timesheets indicating time in, time out, lunch period (if taken) student’s name, school name and must be signed by a school supervisor and employee– NOTE: INCOMPLETE INVOICES CANNOT BE CONSIDERED FOR PAYMENT. Appropriately submitted invoices to be paid within 60 days. All proposals must be submitted in two parts: Part I must consist of response to the management and qualification items Part II must consist of proposed costs to provide the related nursing services. In setting forth its qualifications, each individual or agency submitting a proposal shall: Provide evidence of individual’s or agency’s credentials and qualifications in the area of related nursing service to be provided. Provide proof of New York State fingerprint clearance for each

proposed staff member. Failure to provide such clearance will result in nonpayment of services. Describe the individual’s or firm’s experience and expertise in performing related nursing services to be provided. State the name(s) of the officer(s) and associates(s) in the firm. Identify the nature of any potential conflict of interest the individual or agency might have in providing these services to the District. Provide evidence of Liability Insurance and Worker’s Compensation Insurance. Provide proof of New York State License. Cost: A rate sheet must be attached indicating each proposed service. Include any other cost and price information that would be contained in a potential agreement with the District including timesheet information as outlined above. Scope of Services above. Any contract agreed to under this Request for Proposal is subject to termination by either party with sixty (60) days written notice. In the event of termination of the contract, the District’s responsibility shall be to pay for unpaid services performed and authorized by the District. “The District reserves the right to retain the services described herein, or any portion thereof, on the basis of the individual per session cost, the aggregate session costs or any combination thereof, whichever is in the best interest of the District as determined by the Board of Education. The district further reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, to waive any and all informalities relating to a specific Proposal submitted to request additional information from proposers, to readvertise and invite new Proposals, and to negotiate the terms of the engagement as in the Board of Education’s judgment deems to be in the best interest of the District. The District intends to select individuals or firms that, in its opinion, best meet the District’s needs. Therefore, the professional services described herein may be awarded at the Board of Education’s discretion, on the basis of factors other than cost, including but not limited to, qualifications, recommendations, merit and experience.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom Hashoah, was on April 28. To commemorate the Holocaust in a meaningful way, HAFTR High School held an schoolwide assembly to reflect on and remember the six million who perished. The assembly began with opening remarks from our Principal, Naomi Lippman. Then six candles, which represented the six million Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust, were lit. This year’s program was especially impactful because students had recently participated in the Lasting Legacies Project, where many students wrote essays on their family members’ stories about living through the Holocaust. The essays have been compiled into a book to allow others to learn about the Holocaust and to keep these stories alive. Three students were selected to read their powerful essays to the school and share their family members’ experiences. One essay that stood out was written by junior Eva Czegledi, which recounted her g reat-g randmother Magda Wohl’s story. When the war began, Wohl was taken away from her normal life, forced into Auschwitz, a deadly Nazi concentration camp, and spent her days in hard labor and her

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Islanders cap first season at UBS Arena Following incredible back-to-back appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Islanders and their fans will have to wait until next season to experience the Stanley Cup Playoffs at UBS Arena. The Islanders concluded their inaugural campaign at UBS last Friday evening with a 6-4 loss to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Isles finished 37-34-10, including a 20-16-5 mark at home following a difficult 0-5-2 start in the state-of-the-art venue. After an unprecedented 13-game road trip to open the season, the Islanders played their first game at UBS Arena on Nov. 20 against the Calgary Flames and fell short, 5-2. Next season marks the Islanders’ 50th anniversary as an NHL franchise. Limited season ticket memberships are available. For information, call (888) 694-7537, or email memberships@newyorkislanders. com. —Tony Bellissimo

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The Islanders wenT 20-16-5 in their inaugural season at UBS Arena in Elmont.

MekhI walTers, of Elmont, above, worked the UBS Arena main entrance and handed out Islanders bucket hats to fans on April 28. CharlIe MCanulla of Bellmore, above, showed off his Islanders art as he entered UBS Arena April 28. The walls ThroughouT the second-level rotunda at UBS Arena honor famous Long Islanders like ‘Dr. J.’ Julius Erving. aT lefT,, MaTT Martin of the Islanders, right, tangled with Washington’s Anthony Mantha April 28.

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Long Beach Sophomore Flag Football/Soccer COMINg OFF a second straight Honorable Mention All-County soccer season that saw her lead Long Beach’s midfield and give the competition fits, Roberts is tearing up Nassau County’s newest sport. She’s a standout linebacker and running back for the Marines’ flag football team and never comes off the field, coach Lori DeVivio said. Roberts totaled 18 tackles in the first two games and also rushed for over 100 yards.

gaMES TO waTCh Thursday, May 5

Baseball: V.S. North at Lynbrook ...........................4:30 p.m. Baseball: East Meadow at Baldwin .......................4:45 p.m. Baseball: Carey at Sewanhaka .............................4:45 p.m. Softball: Long Beach at Seaford ...........................4:45 p.m. Girls Lacrosse: Plainedge at Wantagh ...................4:45 p.m. Softball: Hewlett at Elmont......................................... 5 p.m. Baseball: Oyster Bay at East Rockaway ................5:15 p.m.

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Boys Lacrosse: Mepham at Baldwin .....................4:30 p.m. Baseball: Wantagh at Clarke .................................4:45 p.m. Softball: Sewanhaka at Lynbrook..........................4:45 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Carey at Calhoun ..........................4:45 p.m. Girls Lacrosse: Massapequa at Long Beach .........4:45 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Oceanside at East Meadow ............... 5 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: West Hempstead at Lawrence ........... 5 p.m. Softball: V.S. South at V.S. Central .............................. 5 p.m. Boys Lacrosse: Roslyn at Long Beach ........................ 7 p.m.

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JuNIOr CYNThIa SaravIa is already in her fourth varsity campaign and converted from shortstop to full-time catcher this spring. primarily our starting shortstop. She’s a heck of a defensive player and hits for power.” Sophomore Ariana Watson and senior Sascha Sperling are getting the job done at shortstop, anchoring the defense along with seniors Emely Calderon and Chloe Schillio at third and first base, respectively. Senior Chiara Mingolla handles second base and has been on fire offensively, Supple said, ranking among the team leaders in RBIs. Mingolla knocked in four runs to lead a 15-3 win over Westbury. “She’s

locked in,” Supple said. The outfield features senior Sunia Stays, a returning starter, in center. She’s batting cleanup and leads the way in RBIs. “She’s a quick, energetic and positive athlete,” Supple said. Junior Brianna Vargas plays left field and pitches, and sophomore Jayleen Aquino is swinging a hot bat while contributing in right field or giving Saravia an occasional break at catcher. “It’s a really fun group to coach,” Supple said.

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Lawrence has been able to carry over some momentum from last year’s .500 campaign and an appearance in the Nassau Class A softball playoffs, including a win over Great Neck North in an elimination game. The Golden Tornadoes already have a five-game winning streak under their belt and are in the conversation for the Conference VII title with a 7-2 record as the schedule turns for home. Second-year coach Jason Supple said offseason dedication and a consistent work ethic are two major reasons Lawrence is enjoying success. “These girls have been working to get better since November,” he said. “It’s been great to see their dedication pay off in the results.” Supple is hopeful a 20-9 defeat to Uniondale on April 25 was just a small setback. It was a four-run game in the fourth inning when Lawrence uncharacteristically committed seven errors. “Uniondale is a pretty good team and we beat them by two runs the first time we played,” Supple said. “We just didn’t play very well this time. It was a big game we couldn’t take advantage of, but we have to put it behind us.” Hard-throwing junior Gabby Guevara, who has two wins and a save, has handled most of the pitching work lately while senior Stephanie Vinas heals from an injury that hasn’t kept her bat from contributing. Vinas emerged as the starter early last spring and is a vocal leader as well as the team’s leadoff batter. “Stephanie had to hold off throwing for a few weeks, but we’re hoping the injury is behind her and she’ll be able to help down the stretch,” Supple said. “She’s still been a big part of our offense. She’s a good contact hitter who gets on base.” Vinas,, who has five wins, and junior catcher Cynthia Saravia are captains and have chemistry on and off the field, Supple said. Saravia is already in her fourth varsity campaign and converted from shortstop to work behind the plate. “Cynthia loves playing catcher,” Supple said. “She caught a few games last year but was

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Just Get Started! If it’s difficult, do you think you can’t do it? Is difficult for you synonymous with impossible, overwhelming, exhausting, just too damn hard! Sure you take care of the easy stuff. But when it comes to tackling challenges you’re uneasy with, you excuse yourself by saying “I can’t, I’m too busy, or I’m uncomfortable with that.” B u t w h a t i f yo u could get going by taking just one action that moves you forward? Yu p, i t ’ l l b e t o u g h . Yo u ’ l l b e a n x i o u s . You’ll doubt yourself. But maybe, just maybe, you can do it! inda Still, how are you going to know if you can do it? There’s only one way. You’ve got to get started. As you get started, you become more resilient. As you tackle a tough challenge, you move past your resistance. When you’re stuck with something you can’t figure out, you find someone to help you. Most importantly - you don’t give up! You don’t tell yourself, “I can’t do it.” You don’t shy away from the challenge. You learn. You grow. You stick to a routine. You don’t chase perfection as you appreciate that good enough is good enough! You tackle your tough task, even if you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed. Doing a bit every day until you finally feel less overwhelmed. Now, think back. Recall other challenges. Search your memory until you focus on a time when you did it - despite your initial hesitation, taking step after step until you succeeded! Having trouble remembering when you stepped up to the plate to hit a single that became a run that won the game? Then let me stir your memory with examples of three people, like you, who did just that:

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It’s that time of year again, and L aw r e n c e H i g h S c h o o l h a s announced its valedictorian, salutatorian and honor speaker for the class of 2022. Gabrielle Domanas, Lawrence’s valedictorian, has proven to be a very active member of the school community. She is the student body president, captain of the varsity girls’ volleyball team, member of the National Honor Society, and takes part in Model Congress. Domanas has also made great strides in adding to the community, founding the school’s first Asian American club, and serves as president. Her involvement in the community does not stop there, being the “Cohort Chapter Head of Spring 2021 Believe Leadership Lawrence” and has founded The Bobaflow Journal, a blog dedicated to sharing stories and creating community between Asian women. Overall, she will be graduating with a grade-point average of 100.78. Looking to the future, she has her sights on majoring in biology on a pre-med track. Ilia Urgen, Lawrence’s salutatorian, can be described as nothing less than incredibly dedicated, focusing on his musical talent. He has served as the principle violist of the Long Island Youth Orchestra, which he has been a member of since 2017, and is also the winner of LIYO’s 60th season concerto competition, featuring his solo piece, the “Stamitz Viola Concerto.” He is also one of the 17 violists from New York who was chosen to play in the All-State Symphony Orchestra Conference based on a perfect Level 6 New York State School Music Association score. Urgen has volunteered at Gammy’s Pantry in the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence since the start of the pandemic, as well as tutoring several high school students in math over Zoom to help them prepare for the SAT. He plans to major in business with a concentration in data analysis or finance. Chiara Mangolla is this year’s honor speaker. Mangolla plays varsity softball, was the varsity captain for cheerleading, the Lawrence Media Club’s secretary and recorder, co-editor for Mental Pabulum, the high school newspaper, and is the Lawrence Head of District Live Streaming. She is also a National Honor Society member and participated in doctor shadowing for 4 hours a week. Mangolla worked at the Rockaway Hunting Club as an arts and crafts counselor for children, a babysitter and a private tutor. She will be graduating with a GPA of 98.91. —Marion Hausmann

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Gabrielle Domanas, is the Lawrence High School class of 2022 valedictorian.

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Herald wins 17 state newspaper awards STAFF REPORT It was a big showing for Herald Community Newspapers at the New York Press Association spring conference last weekend in Saratoga Springs, with the group from Richner Communications winning 17 state awards, including top honors for in-depth reporting, column writing and spot news. The team of Nakeem Grant, Scott Brinton, Peter Belfiore, Sue Grieco and Jim Bernstein won the Thomas G. Butson Award for the Malverne/West Hempstead Herald following an April 2021 shooting at a West Hempstead Stop & Shop that killed one person, and injured two others. “Incredible local coverage of a local trauma,” judges from the Nebraska Press Association shared. “The spectrum of pieces — hard Courtesy of New York Press Association news, editorial, column, etc. — to HERAld COmmuniTy nEwSPAPERS was well-represented at the New York Press Association’s spring conference in Saratoga Springs last widen the context and learning weekend, where the group won a total of 28 state awards. From left, reporters Will Sheeline and Tom Carrozza; senior reporter Mallory Wilson; from this event and its impact on publisher emeritus Cliff Richner; senior editor Laura Lane; senior reporter Karina Kovac; sales/marketing associate Jessica Kleiman; digital the community was exemplary.” The team also earned top honors sales manager Lori Berger; sales vice president Rhonda Glickman; executive editor Michael Hinman; senior reporter Jordan Vallone; Riverdale for spot news for their coverage of Press editor Gary Larkin; and deputy editor Jeffrey Bessen. the shooting, that ultimately led to Community Newspapers. “I am so proud murder charges for Gabriel DeWitt to be a part of this team.” Wilson, who reportedly worked as a cart Other runner-up wins included: collector at the supermarket. Senior editor Laura Lane finished as a ■ Coverage of religion for Andrew Garrunner-up in the in-depth news category cia and Jordan Vallone for the Merrick as well for her coverage of speed enforceHerald with stories described by judges as ment on the roads around schools for the “very strongly worded and political” filled East Meadow Herald. with “lots of good quotes.” “Really solid reporting on a local issue that may not have seemed particularly ■ Best obituaries for Jeffrey Bessen, prinewsworthy, but after research, was demmarily on his remembrance of Jim Steinonstrated to be a looming safety issue that man. “The lede made me want to keep — unchecked — could have had tragic reading,” according to one judge. “The consequences,” the judges said. “And Ms. more I read, the more I wanted to read.” Lane’s reporting had an actual impact, ■ Best editorials for Brinton in the Merwith changes to speed zone and enforcerick Herald, praised for putting “faces” on ment.” editorials. “Each editorial led off with a That coverage also earned Lane a runnarrative lead paragraph about someone ner-up spot for community leadership affected, which helped readers relate to behind a team of reporters from The Postthe issue.” Standard in Syracuse. Brinton also won first place for his column writing that would appear on the Herald opinion pages. “I am immensely proud of our team for once again being recognized for the tremendous work they do serving our communities week in and week out,” said Stuart Richner, publisher of Herald Community Newspapers. “Never has local journalism been more important than during the past two years. Throughout the entire pandemic, our team of essential workers has been in the communities telling the stories of our neighbors., businesses and institutions. “Our company is proudly familyowned, which allows us to impartially report the facts. From critical health information and school updates, to celebrations of life’s milestones and more, we’ve got you covered.” Former photo editor Christina Daly was a runner-up for the state’s Photographer of the Year behind Erica Miller from The Daily Gazette in Schenectady. Judges commended her on a “nice collection of

■ Daly was recognized for her feature photo in the East Meadow Herald, where readers are drawn in, forcing them to “look at it longer and longer.” Christina Daly/Herald file

FORmER HERAld STAFF photographer Christina Daly was honored as a runner-up for Photographer of the Year by the New York Press Association for photos like this one, which originally appeared on the cover of Living in Franklin Square/Elmont. excellent work” where Daly “caught more that the action” with her photographs. Former reporters Kate Nalepinski, Brian Stieglitz and Stephanie Banat were recognized for their education coverage inside the pages of the Wantagh Herald. Judges praised them for the “balance of hard news and features related to the schools, keeping people informed on mask and vaccine protocols, while also showcasing new programs and providing that human interest piece that is so vital.” Photographer Brian Ballweg was awarded runner-up status for his sports action photos that appeared in the Lyn-

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While others work up a sweat power- ner. The vain sit for their portrait, the walking or jogging on cracked roads at the ambitious sit for exams and Texans “sit for a spell.” crack of dawn, I prefer to simply … sit. The smart sit at the head of the class, To sit is to be active, albeit in a stationary way, since contrary to popular opinion, the smarter sit at the feet of the wise and the flirtatious sit under the apple tree. those of us who sit, very rarely sit still. Yes, those of us who sit find it often Indeed, some of us sit in judgment, causes quite the situation, while so many of us sit up and even provides material and take notice. The shy sit for a sit-com. in silence, while gossips Anyway, last week I had (for free) and therapists occasion not just to sit, but (for money) forever ask us to babysit, and in doing do to just “sit down and talk so actually just … sat. about it.” Two of my grandchilThe thoughtful sit back dren had fallen asleep (as and relax, the complacent did their Nana). Bo one was sit on their laurels and the home, the TV, radio and noncommittal sit on the computer were out of fence or the sidelines. reach, it was too dark to Sadly, the oblivious sit idly read, too quiet to phone, too by. late to text, and too early to The hospitable invite do doze, so I just sat still. you to “sit and take a load I sat and sat and still I sat off,” while guys (and dolls) on oldman watching them dream and order you to sit down grow in perfect peace. For ’cause you’re rocking the the first time in a long time boat. Athletes do sit ups, while students are I was able to just sit; and think and plan directed to sit straight. For the cynic, noth- and appreciate and worry a bit and then ing sits well, while the victim is always a relax as I absorbed the contentment of sitting duck, and the lucky are sitting pret- their gentle repose. To simply sit is sometimes hard to ty (or on top of the world). The patient sit tight, while the obnox- stand, but I heartily recommend that ious are told to “sit on it,” even as demon- everyone, in their own way, should sit down and try it. strators sit-in and the lazy just sit around. The scholarly (and bored) sit through lectures and sermons the bust sit in on ©2022 Ron Goldman meetings and the hungry sit down to din-

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House Foreign relations Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks, center, was part of a Congressional delegation that went Kyiv and Poland this past week.

Meeks goes to Ukraine, Poland provided a statement. “Our delegation traveled to Kyiv to send an unmistakable and resounding message to the entire world. America stands firmly with Ukraine. Our meeting with President Zelenskyy began with him thanking the Unites States for the substantial assistance that we have provided. “He conveyed the clear need for continues security, economic and humanitarian assistance from the United States to address the devastating human toll taken on the Ukrainian people by Putin's diabolic invasion.”

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Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat that represents southwest Queens, Elmont and Inwood, was part of a Congressional delegation headed by Speaker of the House Nancy Spelosi that visited Kyiv, Ukraine last weekend. Meeks, who serves as chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, was also with representatives Jim McGovern, Adam Schiff, Barbara Lee, Bill Keating and Jason Crow. The trip included visits to southeast Poland and Warsaw. “Our Congressional Delegation had the solemn opportunity and extraordinary honor of meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials in Kyiv. The delegation

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Volunteers are a key to the JCC’s largesse continued from front page Roughly four years ago, Feffer began volunteering one day a week sorting clothing donated to the SHOP, which stopped taking donations when Covid hit. At that point she began packing pick-up orders for the Rina Shkolnik Kosher Food Pantry, another JCC affiliate. Food insecurity on Long Island grew during the pandemic, so the JCC ramped up its pantry efforts. Volunteers of all ages “stepped up,” Brofsky wrote, to make “contactless” deliveries of frozen and cooked meals to pantry users. Many volunteers got involved in huge weekly outdoor produce distribution events in the summer of 2020. “Many people were working from home, and were able to give an hour or two a week for those activities,” Brofsky added. Since the peak of the pandemic, the JCC has kept some of the virtual programs it implemented out of necessity, because some support groups “actually flourished in a virtual format,” Brofsky said, and because there are still clients who are more comfortable at home. The clothing donation program has not yet resumed. Other programs have changed formats since the pandemic, including the four- to five-week summer camp for children with special needs — which is now one week long — and Friendly Visitors, a companionship program for the elderly, which is now Friend-

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The Gural JCC food pantry has had many successful food drives thanks to the work of its many volunteers. Above, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Community Food Drive on MLK Day this year. ly Callers, having transitioned from inperson visits to phone calls. Now Feffer volunteers three to four times a week at the JCC. “It’s a very pleasant place to be, and I enjoy it,” she said, adding that volunteer work gives her “meaning in life.” Last month, she was recognized in a JCC Volunteer Spotlight Facebook post for staying active throughout the pandemic, stocking shelves and

packing food at the pantry. Volunteering, Brofsky wrote, “gives community members the opportunities to do chesed” — Hebrew for kindness. CEO Aaron Rosenfeld added in an email, “Our volunteers live the Jewish values of chesed and tzedakah” — Hebrew for kindness and charity Having volunteers is “integral” and “important to the JCC,” she wrote. They

help the organization expand its programs, services and community resources. “Volunteers are the backbone of our organization. It is impossible to provide all the social service supports needed with staff alone,” Rosenfeld wrote, adding, The JCC “and the entire community are grateful for the quiet yet extremely impactful work of our extraordinary volunteers.”

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HAFTR remembers Holocaust with ‘Lasting Legacies’

Her family was shipped to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where she came face to face with the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele and learned that family members had been killed. “My great-grandmother endured immense hardship and witnessed cruel events, yet she is the most loving and peaceful person I ever met,” Czegledi said. “My great-grandmother lived a happy life after the war, and she refused to live her

life with any resentment or hatred towards anyone due to what she lived through.” Perl’s aunt Anna survived one of those incidents whose description sounds like a movie scene. She was sent in a cattle car full of people on March 26, 1942, on the first transport to Auschwitz. “Anna’s number was 1,002,” Perl said. “Anna believed they survived because they spoke German; they were favored instant-

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A portion of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s 40-panel Holocaust remembrance exhibit on display at HAFTR High.

ly and given better jobs. Anna escaped death many times. For example, everyone had to jump over a ditch. If you fell, you were sent to the gas chambers.” Anna fell once. Her sister, Serena, pleaded for her life. The guard said, “If she doesn’t die today, she’ll die tomorrow.” Anna died in 2019. “Almost 80 years have passed, and the nightmares are still there,” said Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, of Congregation Ash Chodesh in Woodmere. A 40-panel Holocaust exhibit created by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, in Manhattan, has made its way to HAFTR, with 27 of the panels on display in the high school. “As Jews in the world,” HAFTR Executive Director Ari Solomon said, “we have to constantly remember, not forget. It’s part of our history of how we are, where we are and who we are. As more deniers in the world exist, we have to make sure that [survivors’] stories are remembered, and it’s with great pride that we began an initiative this year called the ‘Lasting Legacies.’” Trying to understand, and then remember, atrocities such the Holocaust, or even the current war in Ukraine is hard for everyone, Solomon said. “We have the pictures,” he said. “We have the videos of it to really comprehend what these people went through.” His own mother- and father-in-law are Holocaust survivors, and, he added, “We can’t comprehend this.”

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continued from front page two years, and it is a significant milestone to connect once again as a school community to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day,” HAFTR Principal Naomi Lippman said, acknowledging the coronavirus pandemic. Lippman noted that those who mark Holocaust Remembrance Day have three major obligations: recognizing the existence of “unfathomable evil” in the world; mourning “the immeasurable loss of 6 million precious lives”; and celebrating “the faith, resilience and optimism of the men, women and children who resisted and endured.” In order for students to learn about, understand and continue to remember the Holocaust, the school asked them to uncover their families’ stories of the tragedy, which will be compiled in a book HAFTR is calling “Lasting Legacies.” Juniors Rachel Czeisler, Eva Czegledi and Eliana Perl presented their stories at the assembly. Czeisler had written about her great-grandmother Sara Glickman, a Holocaust survivor who told her greatgranddaughter her story. “Once they ran out of food, so my great-grandmother’s mom left to find more,” Czeisler recounted. “But there was a blizzard, and her mother never made it back home. She froze to death.” Mugda Wohl, Czegledi’s great-grandmother, endured much suffering. Her father lost his successful grocery store.

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THE OLd OrcHard House was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., which he built at Sagamore Hill in 1938.

Sagamore Hill ready to finally reopen Museum was renovated during coronavirus pandemic-fueled closure By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, local residents, visitors, academics and Roosevelt enthusiasts have been deprived of full access to Sagamore Hill National Historical Site. Next month, the museum and park will fully reopen the second floor of the Theodore Roosevelt House and the Old Orchard House. Deemed a national historic site in 1962, Sagamore Hill has been closed only a handful of times. From 2011 to 2015 it was closed for a complete restoration of the house, and there have been a handful of government shutdowns over the last several decades — most recently in 2018 and 2019, when disagreements between President Donald Trump and Congress over immigration policy and construction of the border forced national parks around the country to close their doors. As the pandemic has eased, Sagamore Hill has gradually reopened, while abiding by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and government health guidelines. According to Jonathan Parker, the Oyster Bay park’s superintendent, ensuring the safety of guests and employees has always been a priority. “As a federal facility, we follow a couple of different parameters that guide our operations, such as the Safer Federal Wo rk f o r c e Ta s k Fo r c e, ” P a rke r explained. “Although our passion is to bring people into the park, our priority is public health and safety.” After the initial shutdown in March 2020, Sagamore Hill’s park and beach were reopened to the public that June. Then, last July, the Theodore Roosevelt House reopened for short guided tours on the first floor. Next Thursday, the house will reopen

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SagamOrE HILL OccupIES 83 acres, and during Roosevelt’s lifetime it was known as the Summer White House. its second floor. Visitors will be able to view the bedrooms, studies, bath chambers and servants’ quarters where the president and his family lived. Then, on May 28, the Old Orchard House, where the Theodore Roosevelt Museum is housed, will begin welcoming visitors again. The building was the summer home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Teddy’s oldest son. The museum chronicles Roosevelt’s life and career, and his rise to the presidency. Bill Bleyer, the author of “Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt’s Summer White House,” said he was excited about the reopening. There are numerous

scholarly artifacts and documents in the museum that he and other writers will soon have access to again, he said. “They don’t just have the Sagamore Hill archives here, they have all of his letters from his childhood home as well — critical documents,” Bleyer said. “So, for researchers like myself, this has been a long two-year wait.” Although the park has not been fully accessible to visitors, Parker said it has not been idle. The delay in reopening is partially attributable to renovations and repairs in the historic buildings. “There’s a lot that goes on here behind the scenes that people don’t know about,”

Parker said. “We’ve done archaeological digs, renovations, worked on our guide experience. We can’t wait to welcome local, national and international tourists back to Sagamore Hill.” The old visitor center, which was destroyed by a fire on Christmas Eve in 2018, has been demolished. The park will welcome visitors to a new visitor center in the Old Orchard House when it opens Memorial Day Weekend. Plans are also in the works for a major renovation of Sagamore Hill’s porch and foundations, but that not affect tours inside the house. Jay Perrell, treasurer of the Friends of Sagamore Hill, stressed how important the full reopening is for the local community and Roosevelt fans everywhere. “We look forward to the total site being open in the near future,” Perrell said. “It’ll be great for the community, since it’ll bring visitors from around the country, and really from around the world.” According to data from the National Park Service, Sagamore Hill had roughly 105,000 visitors in 2020. By the service’s calculation, they contributed roughly $6.3 million to the local economy. And that data was collected the first year of the pandemic, indicating the impact Sagamore Hill has even when hobbled by an international health crisis. Harriet Clark, executive director of Oyster Bay’s Raynham Hall Museum, who enjoys walking around the Sagamore Hill park, stressed the importance of the historical site’s reopening for the community. “I’m just delighted that we’ll be able to enjoy the museum again,” she said. “The rising tide lifts all ships: Frequently, people who come to Sagamore Hill come to us at Raynham Hall as well. History lovers are drawn to our historic village.”

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead, New York on 5/11/22 at 9:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A.M. 349/22. NR LAWRENCE Joseph A. Fuschetto & Russell S. Fuschetto, Use variance to maintain 2family dwelling with detached garage & side yards variance., S/W cor. Union St. & Pearl St., a/k/a 259 Union St. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 362/22. 363/22. WOODMERE - Yaakov Fischman, Variances, height, lot area occupied, front yard average setback, side yards aggregate, maintain dwelling; Variances, lot area occupied, front yard average setback, side yard, side yards aggregate, rear yard, construct addition, 2nd story additions, & 2-story additions all attached to dwelling., N/s Emerson St., 145’ W/o Edward Ave., a/k/a 670 Emerson St. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. 369/22. 370/22. INWOOD - Benjamin Schwadel, Variances, lot rea occupied, front yard setback on Finger Island Rd., construct 2nd story additions attached to dwelling; Special exception to maintain shed higher than permitted, exceeding horizontal maximum & with lot area occupied variance., S/E cor. Soloff Blvd. & Finger Island Rd., a/k/a 109 Soloff Blvd. N.C.P.C. Local Determination. This notice is only for new cases in Lawrence, Woodmere.and Inwood within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 885/Hearing---05112022 The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 524/Live-Streaming-Video Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of

the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it. 131169

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LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NOTICE OF MONTHLY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hewlett Harbor will meet via Zoom on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 7:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, for the purpose of holding the Village’s regular monthly meeting. An agenda for the meeting will be made available to the public on the Village Website. Due to social distancing guidelines, occupancy of Village Hall is limited. Therefore, all public Board of Trustees meetings until further notice will be conducted via Zoom. All residents wishing to attend or speak should visit the Village website at www.hewlettharbor.org for further Zoom instructions. Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York April 20, 2022 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR MICHAEL RYDER VILLAGE CLERK 130993 To place a notice here call us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Public Hearings will be held by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lawrence at Lawrence Village Hall, 196 Central Avenue, Lawrence, New York 11559, on the 12th day of May 2022, at 8:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time. The Public Hearings are to consider the enactment of the proposed local laws described as follows: Proposed Local Laws of 2022 A Local Law to amend §144 of the Village Code concerning the Village Noise Ordinance A Local Law to amend §212 of the Village Code concerning the Zoning Ordinance A Local Law to amend §212 of the Village Code concerning the Zoning Pool Ordinance Copies of the proposed Local Laws described above are on file in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of Lawrence, NY, where the same is available for public inspection during regular office hours.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard on said proposed Local Laws at the place and time aforesaid. If anyone needs special accommodations for a disability, such person should contact the Village Clerk at least 5 days before the public hearing. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lawrence will convene in public meeting at the place and time aforesaid for the purpose of conducting a regular meeting where general business will be conducted, and for the purpose of conducting Public Hearings on the proposed Local Laws described above and, as deemed advisable by said Board, taking action on the enactment of said Local Laws. Dated: April 25, 2022 By Order of the Board of Trustees Village of Lawrence, NY Ronald Goldman Village Clerk/Treasurer 131119

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor will hold a public hearing via ZOOM on May 19th at 7:00pm. All residents and professionals wishing to attend are directed to contact Village Hall at 516-374-3806 for further ZOOM information/instruction or visit our website at www.hewlettharbor.org. All interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard on the following application for variance relief: CONTINUATION…Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gotilbovsky 1111 Harbor Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to build a new pool cabana, rear yard pavers and circular driveway. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning code Ordinances 145-19, 145-25.A and 53-3. Village Zoning Code 145-19 states: The maximum permitted lot coverage shall not exceed 25%. Applicant is requesting a 44.7% lot coverage. Village zoning Code145-19 states: The maximum permitted front yard surface coverage shall not exceed 21%. Applicant is requesting a 48% front yard surface coverage. Village Zoning Code 53-3 states: No fence in a residential district shall exceed 5, in height. Applicant is requesting to a 6’ estate style fence. Village zoning Code145-25. A states: The minimum setback for an accessory structure in

a residential AB district shall be a minimum 20’. Applicant is requesting less than a 20’ side yard setback for proposed pool equipment and outdoor kitchen. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS STEVEN GOLD, CHAIRMAN ZONING BOARD MICHAEL RYDER Village Clerk Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York May 19, 2022 130991

LEGAL NOTICE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEWLETT HARBOR NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF TAXES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT I the undersigned Deputy Clerk of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor, has received the Tax Roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the forthcoming fiscal year, June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 and that I will attend at my office from 10:00 o’clock in the morning until 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon, from June 1, 2022 to July 1, 2022 except Saturday, Sundays, and holidays for the purpose of receiving such taxes, during which period taxes may be paid to me without additional charge. Checks for the payment of taxes will be received at the Village Office, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that all such taxes remaining unpaid after July 1, 2022, five percent (5%) will be added for the first month. Thereafter, the rate will be that percentage determined by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance of the State of New York, and will be added for each month or fraction thereof thereafter until paid. Nicole Giacopelli Deputy Village Clerk of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor Dated: April 29, 2022 131174 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-1, Plaintiff AGAINST ELDAD COHEN, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated December 14, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, on May 31, 2022 at 2:30PM, premises known as 202 SEAGIRT AVENUE, LAWRENCE, NY 11559. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lawrence, Town of Hempstead,

Kulanu cooks up real life skills Kulanu’s weekly Day Habilitation program, which supports adults with developmental disabilities, offers participants the opportunity to learn an array of life skills. On April 6, participants worked in Kulanu’s commercial kitchen, learned how to use the equipment and made what was described as a “delicious lunch” for

each other. Based in Cedarhurst, Kulanu Center for Special Service calls itself “a comprehensive, multi-faceted program center for individuals with special needs and their families. For more information, go to kulanukids.org. — Jeffrey Bessen

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County of Nassau and State of New York, 40-131-108. Approximate amount of judgment $676,571.18 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment for Index# 016977/2009. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Leo Mcginity Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 130981 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ARS MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) on 10/13/20. NY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY has been designated as agent of

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF HORRY Case No.: 2022-DR-26-0119 Myriam Zahava Bradshaw, Plaintiff vs. Evan Seth Kagan, SUMMONS AND HEARING NOTICE Defendant. TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office at 135 West Perry Road, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29579 or at his mailing address at P.O.

Box 3223, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29578 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to appear and defend by filing an Answer to the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. 11 April 2022 Russell W. Hall III Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 3223 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29578 843-267-0906(telephone) e-lawyerhall@yahoo.com Hearing Notice 06/17 /2022, 9:30am, Room 2E, 1301 Second Ave, Conway, SC 29526 130840

LEGAL NOTICE INC. VILLAGE OF HEWLETT NECK LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF TAXES TAKE NOTICE that I the undersigned Clerk of the Village of Hewlett Neck have received the tax roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the forthcoming fiscal year, June 1, 2022 to May 31,

2023 and that I will attend to my office from June 1st to July 1st, from 9 o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, excepting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for the purpose of receiving such taxes; during which period taxes may be paid to me without additional charge. Checks for the payment of taxes will be received at the Village Office, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett, New York 11557. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that on all such taxes remaining unpaid after July 1, 2022 five per centum (5%) will be added for the first month, Thereafter, the rate will be that percentage determined by the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance of the State of New York and will be added for each month or fraction thereof thereafter until paid. MICHELLE BLANDINO VILLAGE CLERK Inc. Village of Hewlett Neck Dated: May 1, 2022 131110

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Receptionist (full-time) needed for Publisher and Self-Storage Facility located in Garden City. The ideal candidate should have excellent communications and customer service skills, be professional, dependable and have reliable transportation. Candidate should have computer knowledge and working knowledge of MS Office. Candidate MUST be reliable, punctual and be able to work a CONSISTENT schedule: Monday and Wednesday 8am to 4pm Tuesday and Thursday 8am to 6pm Friday 8am to 5pm Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Answering phones and greeting customers, assisting new customers by showing storage facility options and pricing, collecting payments from customers, contacting customers for late payments, applying payments and updating the customer files /data base and other general administrative responsibilities on an as needed basis. Hourly pay, plus eligible for Holiday Pay, PTO, Medical, Dental, 401k with company matching, plus other benefits. Qualified candidates should email their resume, cover letter and salary requirements. No phone calls please. Job Type: Full-time. Salary: $15.00 /hour Email your resume to: careers@liherald.com SKILLS TO SELL- NOW! Sound, Sales, All Performance, Artistic, Modeling,, Announcement, Auctioneer, Security, 516-778-0807. YouTube Sheila Rettaliata TOW TRUCK DRIVERS: FT/PT. Days, Evenings, Weekends. Experienced Only Apply. Call Kay or Mike 718-291-2992

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1665 Warwick Rd, Open House 5/8, 12-1:30, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! 3/4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Beautiful Tree Lined St in SD#20 (Lynbrook). Updated Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl, FDR & Spacious Family Rm. 2nd Flr Has Primary BR w/ Bath, WIC, BR, Bth & Office/Bedroom. Fin Bsmt. Resortlike Yard with In Ground Pool, Paved Patio & Deck. 2 Car Att Gar ...........$995,000 1534 Broadway #103, BA, Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Renovated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout. Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm. Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet. Terrace Faces into Courtyard. Garage Parking Incl ...........................................................$850,000 156 E Rockaway Rd, BA, Rental of a Renovated 2 Bedroom, 1.5 Bth Apt with Spacious Gourmet Kitchen Use of Patio & Outdoor Space ....................$3,200

EaST ROCKaWay 44 West Blvd, BA, NEW! Adorable & Affordable Renovated 2 Bedroom Ranch in Bay Park. New Kitchen & Bth, Roof, Siding, Heating System, Electrical System, Paved Driveway. Updtd Plumbing. Close to Parks, Beaches & Trans. SD#19. Just Move In!............................................................$349,000

ROCKVILLE CENTRE 71 Windham Rd, BA, NEW TO MARKET! Immaculate 5 BR, 2.5 Bth Farm Ranch in New Canterbury Area. Over 3200 Sq Ft of Living Space with Great Flow for Entertaining. Main Floor Master Ste w/ Updtd Bth. Full Bsmt with Hi Ceiling. 2 Car Gar. Landscaped Yard. New Heating System, CAC, HW Flrs, Anderson Windows.......................................................................... $1,250,000 299 Princeton Rd, BA, Move Right Into This 3 BR, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Lovely Street. LR w/ Fpl, FDR, Sun Room & Updated Gran/Wood EIK. Master Ste Has Updtd Bth. Walk Up Attic with Cedar Closet. Fin Bsmt. 2 Car Det Gar. Rockville Centre SD .........................................................REDUCED! $825,000

WOOdMERE 238 Mosher Ave, BA, 4 BR, 3 Bth Colonial with Fin Bsmt. LR/Fpl, FDR, Sun Room & EIK. Main Flr Bedroom. 2 Car Det Gar. Endless Possibilities! Convenient to LIRR, Shops, Trans & Houses of Worship. SD#14......$799,000 16 Prospect Ave, BA, 6 BR, 3.5 Bth Colonial on O/S Property in SD#15 (Tree Streets). LR/Fpl, FDR, Den & Large Kosher Kit. 2 Car Det Gar ...........................................................................REDUCED $1,499,000

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18 Baylis Place Lynbrook, NY 11563

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Beautiful tudor in Lynbrook with Lynbrook Schools. First floor has large living room with fireplace, outstanding windows, molding & hardwood floors. Formal dining room with hardwood floors. New full bathroom, 2 bedrooms 1 of which can be the master if needed. Access to exterior from one of these rooms. 2nd floor has 3 bedrooms & a full bathroom. Nice sized property with patio. Garage is brand new. Close to schools & LIRR for a 35-minute commute to Penn Station. House has a nice flow with great location.

Professional Space/Rent EAST MEADOW: 1975 Hempstead Tpke. Suite 404. Private Office Part Time In Five Office Suite. Fully Furnished. All Amenities Included. 1-3 Days/ Week. Negotiable. 516-785-5913

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Licensed RE Salesperson M: 516.398.5055 | O: 516.703.3378 karen.elefante@compass.com 100 Merrick Road, 430W Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Karen Elefante is a real estate agent affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by equal housing opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions.

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Open Houses EAST ROCKAWAY 44 West Blvd, OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, NEW!, Adorable & Affordable Renovated 2 Bedroom Ranch in Bay Park. New Kitchen & Bth,Roof, Siding, Heating System,Electrical System, Pavered Driveway. Updtd Plumbing. Close to Parks, Beaches & Trans. SD#19. Just Move In!...$349,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299 HEWLETT 1665 WARWICK Rd, BA, FIRST TIME ON MARKET! 3/4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bth Colonial on Beautiful Tree Lined St in SD#20 (Lynbrook). Updated Gran/Wood EIK, LR/Fpl,FDR & Spacious Family Rm. 2nd Flr Has Primary BR w/ Bath & WIC, BR,BR,Bth & Office/Bedroom. Fin Bsmt. Resortlike Yard with In Ground Pool, Pave r e d Pa t i o & D e ck . 2 C a r A t t Gar...$995,000 onnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-429

ROCKVILLE CENTRE 71 Windham Rd, OPEN HOUSE By Appt, NEW TO MARKET! Immaculate 5 BR, 2.5 Bth Farm Ranch in New Canterbury Area. Over 3200 Sq Ft of Living Space with Great Flow for Entertaining. Main Floor Master Ste w/ Updtd Bth. Full Bsmt with Hi Ceiling. 2 Car Gar. Landscaped Yard. New Heating System, CAC, HW Flrs, Anderson Windows,...$1,250,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

House For Sale HEWLETT 1534 BROADWAY #103, OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, Magnificent New Renovation! One of a Kind Ranch Style Living in Luxurious Jonathan Hall Condominium with Doorman & Elevator. Just Move into This Gut Renovated, Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Apt with Open Layout.Large Designer Eat in Kitchen with Sep Pantry & Laundry Rm.Master BR Boasts Gorgeous Bth & Walk in Closet. Terrace Faces into Courtyard. Garage Parking Incl...$850,000 R o n n i e G e r b e r, D o u g l a s E l l i m a n 516-238-4299

Houses For Rent WO O D M E R E 1 6 P RO S P E C T AV E , OPEN HOUSE BY APPT, REDUCED! 6 BR, 3.5 Bth Colonial on O/S Property in SD#15(Tree Streets). LR/Fpl, FDR,Den & Large Kosher Kit. 2 Car Det Gar....$1,499,000 Ronnie Gerber, Douglas Elliman 516-238-4299

S. HEMPSTEAD - Rockville Centre Schools. 3 Bedroom, 2 & 1/4 Bath, Wood Floors, Newer EIK, Washer/Dryer, Near Parkway, Molloy College. Driveway Parking. $3800/month, includes water and wifi. Nancy Scarola Real Estate. Call Brett, 516-286-4310.

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y any measure, this winter was one of the coldest and wettest ones I can recall. Quite a few bone-chilling days made you want to crawl into bed and stay there. Many of my friends chose to travel to Florida for vacations and some have talked about moving there for good, complaining about our weather, high taxes, crime and the cost of living. The national media hasn’t helped, either, with periodic stories about the number of New Yorkers who are JERRY fleeing the state. With the help KREMER of the United Van Lines, the U.S. Movers Association and a variety of other sources, I was able to get a better picture of who is moving and why they’re moving. The states that lost the largest numbers of residents in 2021, in order of loss, were New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, California, Michigan, Minnesota,

Louisiana, Ohio and Nebraska. The states gaining in population, in order of growth, were Vermont, South Dakota, South Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Oregon, Idaho and Rhode Island. New Jersey had the dubious distinction of losing the most residents. Roughly 69 percent of moves in the state were outbound. The vast majority of those people who left were retirees, followed by those wishing to live closer to other family members. Thanks to remote work, New Jersey also lost residents to jobs in warmer climates with lower housing costs. New York State came in at No. 3, for a variety of reasons. Why are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? As of late, the state is burdened with high taxes and a lack of affordable housing. Income and property taxes are a major irritant. Brutal winters add to the discomfort. Major tech companies are enticing our younger population to leave the state for locations that are less crowded. Just like

New Jersey, New Yorkers have family members all over the country, and as we age, there’s a desire to live closer to them. A separate category of now exNew Yorkers are upstate residents who continue to leave in alarming numbers. An interesting statistical footnote is that Vermont was the No. 1 state for population growth in 2021. Roughly 68 percent of all moves in the state were inbound. Most of Vermont’s new residents came from nearby states, apparently looking for a quieter life that’s not far from the urban centers of the Northeast. Vermont has a number of highly rated colleges and the lowest crime rate in the country. While I wouldn’t rush to move there, I have met a number of people over the years who like living in the woods, but brag about being able to get to a Broadway show in three hours. I understand why Vermont did so well, but why does South Dakota rank second in growth? I reached out to a former state senator who explained to me that South Dakota has a 3.5 percent

hy are New Yorkers leaving at a record pace? Let me count the ways.

unemployment rate and a number of national companies constantly looking for skilled workers. It’s also considered the second-best state for female entrepreneurs. I also learned that many of its new residents are from California, anxious to get away from the dense population and quality-of-life issues. Pondering all these statistics is a head-spinning experience, but there are a number of clear trends. Six of the states at the top of the losing-population list have colder climates and large urban areas that are no longer desirable. Many of those residents have family members in warmer and lower-tax states, which is a major inducement to leave. Despite all of the pros and cons of living in New York, I can easily argue why the good features far outweigh the bad ones. I was born here, and am determined to be a part of the New York experience for as long as possible. Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways and Means Committee for 12 years. He now heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strategy firm. Comments about this column? JKremer@liherald.com.

The pandemic may be evolving, but it’s not over

may be dead right. Nearly two years ago, I wrote a column suggesting that, in the fight against Covid-19, our elders would be sacrificed. Last week, The Washington Post reported that we are seeing a rise in deaths among the vaccinated elderly. According to the Post, “Nearly two-thirds of the people who died during the recent Omicron surge were 75 and older.” During the Delta wave, only one-third of deaths were among the elders. To date, more than 700,000 peoRAnDi ple over 65 have KREiss died of Covid in the U.S. The irony is that most older people are vaccinated; it’s their age and other medical problems that contribute to mortality. I take no pleasure in being right. But the new rising deaths among our elders remind us that the pandemic is still a threat. Every pandemic protocol has evolved over time. Americans, who are not great at nuance, are being forced to take a nuanced approach to fighting coronavirus. Two years ago, schools were closed, and children were socially isolated. We

did what we could do with what we knew then. If then President Donald Trump had followed the advice of his medical team early on, some 30,000 lives might have been saved, according to Deborah Birx, former White House coordinator for coronavirus response. The availability of good testing kits was problematic into the Biden administration. Even today, access to anti-viral drugs is challenging in many communities. Covid produced no heroes. There has been enough suffering to go around. Two and a half years into this plague, our teens are experiencing unprecedented mental health issues, our young parents are trying to keep their infants and toddlers safe until a vaccine is fully available, and working people are figuring out how and where to move forward with their careers. I don’t think older folks have it worst, and I speak with some authority. Many of us have full and rich lives, but we all hoped that after a lifetime of working, we might have more years in the bank. Everyone has experienced loss. I see, with my own grandkids, a kind of resignation to endless disappointments. No dates, no proms, no football games and,

for way too long, no school. I see, with my nieces and nephew, the mix of joy and terror that attends raising infants in a pandemic. I have seen people’s dreams evaporate as longtime businesses succumbed to the pandemic, as it surged from weeks to months to years. Two years ago, I wrote that children need to get educated, and they need to get out of the house to play and meet friends. If not, we will have a generation of pandemic kids growing up with unique psychological problems. That, too, has come to pass. So the opening of schools and camps and sports events and travel is all good, but not good for all. Then, as now, the needs of the children are in conflict with the need to protect our older people. The children must come first, but it isn’t an either/or situation. The problem can be addressed reasonably well. Nuance, again. As the epidemiologists have told us, widespread testing, universal protections like masks and respect for medical guidelines can allow our kids and grandkids the social freedom they need and still help keep older people safe. This isn’t perfect, but it isn’t rocket

am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers. Masks work.

science, either. Today in America, older people and immuno-compromised people, our mothers and fathers, our grandparents and our neighbors, would be safer if we all wore masks in common inside places. Why is it such a big ask to do a simple thing to protect someone else? I get the relief of not having to wear a face covering, but I do not get the refusal to help keep others’ safe from serious illness and death. I wrote two years ago about senicide, the practice, acceptable in some cultures, of killing older people or abandoning them to certain death. Has Covid become the 21st-century version of the ice floe? That doesn’t have to be the deal. There is another way to move without stepping over bodies. Masks work. Social distancing is effective. Vaccines and boosters protect against the virus. But I am not prepared to trust my health to the kindness of strangers. For my boomer brothers and sisters, we need to take care of ourselves, and that means making our own rules. We need our masks and, right now, we need to be extra careful about gathering indoors. Stop shaking hands! Carry hand sanitizer. We need to find our lives again and renew our connections, but we must proceed with caution. Copyright 2022 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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orry, Al Gore. You didn’t invent the internet. That was Tim Berners-Lee. The London-born computer scientist developed a way to network different computers with different operating systems among scientists working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, and in the process, he created the building blocks that would become the World Wide Web in 1989. Networking computers wasn’t a new concept. The U.S. Defense Department had established the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network — or ARPANet — which was a data packet-switching system. But in 1989, what would become the internet was commercialized, with a huge boost from Berners-Lee, who created the first web browser in 1990. Berners-Lee had grand ideas of what instant access to and exchange of information could do for society. Any information would be at any person’s fingertips, no matter where they were. The physical borders and oceans that separated us would be effectively erased, creating a sort of utopia mankind could only dream of before. But that didn’t happen. Many had the instant access to information — but not always accurate information. And while

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letterS Free speech isn’t an absolute To the Editor: Re Ronald Rosenberg’s column last week, “When so-called free speech is censored”: Mr. Rosenberg’s claim of censorship fails on several points, mainly in its absolutist position. The claim that “The First Amendment is the immovable cornerstone of our nation” is poetic, but simplistically ignores the numerous limitations of law, custom and civility we navigate daily. “Free speech” is thus neither absolute nor “indivisible.” A l l e g i n g a n “ u n e q u ivo c a l defense of our freedom [to speak], regardless of where, when or how we choose” is to recreate Babel. In praising his tolerance of speech by “repugnant,” “antisemitic” “socialists” Mr. Rosenberg overlooks the relevant fact

borders were indeed wiped away — at least virtually — it wasn’t harmony and bliss that resulted. In fact, on the eve of his creation’s 30th anniversary, Berners-Lee told The Guardian that while he was still an optimist, he was an “optimist standing at the top of the hill with a nasty storm blowing in my face, hanging onto a fence.” That sentiment has been expressed in a variety of ways in the past few weeks, since Tesla electric car company founder Elon Musk launched what is now looking like a successful hostile takeover of Twitter. There are many who fear that Musk’s past aversion to filtering out content others might deem harmful to society could begin a further slide for social media down the mountain of civility. The internet — especially social media — has been nothing short of revolutionary, facilitating the sharing of a diversity of ideas. But it has also created polarization we’ve never seen before. And not just with big-ticket issues like Donald Trump or Israel or reproductive rights, but even with the smallest things, like what baseball team you like, or the joke about the former vice president inventing the internet. Elizabeth Niedbala, a post-doctoral

researcher with the U.S. Defense Department, blames the echo chambers created by social media. We can take to Facebook or Twitter and repeat our ideas over and over, creating what Niedbala calls “attitude clarity,” she told the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Even more, social media gives us an instant audience of others — many likeminded — who will agree with us, giving us more of a sense that we’re right and creating what Niedbala called “attitude correctness.” Our opinion could be spot-on, or it could be very wrong. Yet, either way, if someone challenges our position, it’s not just a disagreement. It’s war. Sadly, that’s what many disagreements have come to. Instead of simply sharing opinions and respecting disagreements, we take offense to anyone disagreeing with us. And we never find common ground. But we don’t need to be hanging onto a fence in a nasty storm. We can take a step back and just listen. We can even disagree still, and stick to our opinions. We don’t need to hate each other. We just need to remember that, in the end, we’re all in this together. And disagreement is the start of a good conversation — not the end.

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hy do small businesses matter? There are more answers to that question than there are streetlamps on your local Main Street, but the best reasons may be, well, the smallest. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses account for about 44 percent of our national economic activity. On Long Island, they are our economic backbone. Roughly 90 percent of the businesses here are small or medium-sized. While these are JOHN strong arguments, let’s zoom in a litKEATING tle further: Personally, small businesses are the center of our everyday lives. You probably know exactly what shop in your town serves the best slice of pizza; the only dentist gentle enough to keep your panicky spouse coming back for regular cleanings; the bakery that makes the only red velvet cake your sister will eat; the day care center that helped your kids learn their ABCs.

These are all small businesses, and during National Small Business Week 2022, which began last Sunday and ends on Saturday, PSEG Long Island celebrates their importance. We couldn’t imagine life without them, and we recognize the blood, sweat and tears that local entrepreneurs pour into their small businesses to overcome endless challenges and find success in an ever-changing economic climate. PSEG Long Island has been supporting small businesses since 2018 with economic development grants and other incentives that keep local commercial districts thriving. When the coronavirus pandemic struck, small businesses faced their greatest challenge in at least a decade, amid diminished foot traffic and new safety measures. We increased our support efforts with targeted grants, supporting local chambers of commerce and business improvement districts in their efforts to provide outdoor seating and signage to create a safe shopping and dining experience for their customers. In the past four years, our company committed more than $2 million to eco-

rants from PSEG have helped businesses and chambers of commerce.

LETTErs that the speech at issue respected our norms of polite discourse, as he does in his essay. Alleging “suppression” by Facebook ignores Facebook’s right to establish “house rules” for discourse, much like that for a debate, our Congress or a courtroom. This isn’t censorship; the First Amendment doesn’t apply. Mr. Rosenberg’s opinion, as written, wouldn’t be incarcerated in “Facebook jail,” but a troll’s or hatemonger’s version might be, one hopes. And while I share Mr. Rosenberg’s concerns about speech intolerance on college campuses, it must be noted that it isn’t limited to conservative students. It seems that a key element of the “enterprise of liberal education” Mr. Rosenberg cites has been undermined, partly, I think, by the dogmatic examples of its elders. Missing from this claim of “lethal threat,” and more relevant than Facebook, are the actions of various gover nment entities to ban books and ideas from places like schools — that is censorship. Mr. Rosenberg presents Facebook as the chief arbiter, somehow the gatekeeper to free speech land when hundreds of newspapers, including the Herald, and dozens of magazine exist in which he is free to write. Radio and TV remain available as free speech venues, though all have house rules. Websites galore and new social media plat-

nomic development grants and incentives across Long Island and the Rockaways. To learn more, you can visit www. psegliny.com/inthecommunity/revitalization. You can see the results of these grants in communities all across Nassau County: thriving small businesses like Rosario’s Pizzeria in Seaford, K-Fit Studio in Valley Stream, Noble Savage Brewing in Glen Cove, and Bright Eye Beer Company in Long Beach. More than 100 businesses received “vacant space” discounts for opening up in previously empty storefronts in their communities. Some received Main Street Revitalization grants for making major upgrades that increase foot traffic in their commercial districts. And many businesses have received a much-needed bump from the outdoor dining and shopping improvements made possible by the dozens of grants we have provided to local chambers of commerce. All of these grants help optimize the use of the energy grid in these commercial districts. We have also given beautification

grants of up to $2,000 to many local chambers to enhance the visual appeal of shopping districts, and you can see these results, too. The Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District used the money to string lights through downtown to make it more inviting for residents and visitors to walk around in the evening. The Baldwin chamber used its grant for a “Welcome to Baldwin” sign. The East Meadow chamber purchased American flags to line the business district. So, this week, we encourage you to celebrate National Small Business Week in the simplest, realest way possible: Do the little things that make life worth living in your community. Buy a pie from that pizzeria. Make a dental appointment for your spouse. Bring your sister a slice of that red velvet cake. Bring home a “growler” of beer from the local craft brewery. Enjoy the vibrancy of your community, and PSEG Long Island will be there to provide the programs and support that will continue to make your Main Street a destination for years to come. John Keating is the manager of economic and community Development at PSEG Long Island.

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forms appear frequently, so speech has never been more free. BRIAN KELLY Rockville Centre

Has the Herald thought through ‘Please say gay’? To the Editor: Re the Herald editorial “Please do say ‘gay’” (March 24-30): Aside from the title, which was misleading and deceptive, the issue comes down to two questions. Do we really want to sexualize K-through-third-graders? Why should we be upset that schools don’t introduce topics of sexuality to 5- to 8-year-olds? Children at that age can’t possibly process the kinds of information opponents of Florida’s bill seek to give them. Why not let them be kids and seek, instead, to protect their innocence? You refer to the bill as “anti LGBTQ,” but not presenting kids with information they are not mature enough to handle isn’t anti anything. It’s pro-kids. The second question is, should taxpayer-funded schools be the ones to present this information. If parents want to introduce these topics to their children, that is their prerogative and their right. Public schools represent the public, and public opinion on these mat-

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ters is far from settled. Why should schools wade into topics that have the potential to polarize and divide? Schools should stick to reading, writing and arithmetic. They would be far better able to handle those topics if

they weren’t veering off into social experiments. THE REV. PHILIP PRESTAMO Pastor, Cornerstone Church Freeport

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