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Equipment still high on list of IDF’s needs How Hewlett is helping one of its own repeatedly extended her stay, deferring her enrollment at the University of Maryland for Though she doesn’t often four years. “My parents always tell me admit it, Sara Krown, an Israel Defense Forces “lone soldier” when they come to visit, ‘You from the Five Towns, is always were happy in America, but in i n n e e d o f s u p p o r t , a n d Israel it’s different,’” Sara said. Last Oct. 7, when she was in Hewlett organizations have Jerusalem, she consistently was called up to stepped up to help. fight. A lone soldier is “It’s killing me an IDF member that I’m sitting with no family in here,” she recalled Israel. thinking after “She’ll say they Hamas attacked don’t need anyIsrael. “It’s easier thing, but they do,” for me to be in the Esther Krown, army when chaos Sara’s mother, said. is happening, to Now a member me. I feel like I’m of an artillery unit, contributing.” Sara, 26, was living Since then, in Israel when she Krown has been was drafted into the IDF in 2017. She SARA KRowN released and called had grown up in IDF soldier up two more times. Hewlett, where she At this point she is and her family are 20-year on active duty. members of Young Israel of “Being in the army is really Hewlett. not easy,” she said on July 3. She felt drawn to Israel “I’ve been pulling all-nighters when she was young, she for five days now. It’s worth it.” recalled, after attending sumWhen she’s not serving, she mer camp there, then she went will volunteer, packing cookies to a seminary in Poland. Even- and snacks for fellow soldiers, tually she found herself back Continued on page 9 in Israel as part of the IDF, and
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Eyes on the prize At the annual Santa Marina Feast in Inwood last weekend, Franco Castellon, 7, from Hewlett, took aiming for the target at one of the games seriously. Story, more photos, Page 10.
Sidewalk sale draws a crowd
Shoppers make annual retail pilgrimage to Cedarhurst By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
Not even a heat wave could deter the shoppers at Cedarhurst’s annual Summer Sidewalk Sale, a four-day event hosted by the village’s Business Improvement District July 10, 11, 12 and 14. Visitors crowded Central Avenue and several side streets, looking bargains at retail outlets and restaurants. Known as the South Shore’s fashion center for over 100 years, central Cedarhurst saw the large crowds on Thursday, the sidewalk sale’s second day, with shoppers from the Five Towns, many surrounding communities and as far away as New Jersey and Connecticut roaming the
upscale shops and boutiques. More than 80 stores took part. In all, there are more than 280 storefronts in Cedarhurst, according to the Village Business Improvement District. “I’ve been doing the sidewalk sale for as many years as the sidewalk sale has been in effect,” said Judy Kalatsky, owner of David’s Den, a modest women’s dress store. “I’ve been in this spot in town over 35 years.” Kalatsky said she knows the community is grateful for the sale, but those who travel a ways to take part appreciate it even more. Some annual returnees look forward to the event’s one-time bargains all year long. “It definitely generates a lot of foot traffic and Continued on page 13
y parents always tell me when they come to visit, ‘You were happy in America, but in Israel it’s different.’