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Students will present to experts Schein, a Woodmere resident, and Sharin, who lives in Atlantic Beach, worked online Two Five Towns residents on separate projects with gradwill present their science uate students in the Garcia research to as many as 14,000 Scholars Program at Stony members of the Brook. The pair Materials Reare now preparing search Society two-minute-long from over 90 counPowerPoint videos tries at the organithat they will zation’s fall conpresent to convenvention on Dec. 4. tion attendees. The presentation D r. M i r i a m will be a virtual Rafailovich, a one, amid the conm at e r i a l s e n g i tinuing coronavineering researchrus pandemic. er and a distinNava Schein, a guished professor senior at the of engineering, DR. MIRIAM Hebrew Academy has directed the of the Five Towns RAFAIlOVICH Garcia prog ram a n d R o c k a w a y Garcia Summer for 25 years. High School, and “Both Amy and Scholars Program Amy Sharin, a Nava g ained so L aw r e n c e H i g h m u ch f ro m t h e S c h o o l s e n i o r, c o n d u c t e d Garcia research experience,” advanced research through the said Rebecca Isseroff, a chemisGarcia Summer Scholars Pro- try and science research teachgram at Stony Brook Universi- er at Lawrence High School and ty that was accepted by the a science research teacher at prestigious society, whose HAFTR. “It is amazing that members represent academia, given the conditions of panindustry and national laborato- demic restrictions, Dr. Rafailovries. Their research impacts ich was able to reinvent the biology, chemistry, engineering and physics. Continued on page 8

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Slow down, you move too fast Atlantic Beach residents held a rally to draw attention to speeding through the village on Park Street. From left were County Legislator Denise Ford, rally organizer Kevin Kelley, State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller, Atlantic Beach Mayor George Pappas and village Trustee Linda Baessler. Story, additional photo, Page 5.

Learning virtually at Yachad Joint Hebrew school strengthens Jewish education By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

While the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed in-person learning at schools and religious institutions across the country, the Hebrew school run by Temple Beth El, in Cedarhurst, and Temple Hillel, in North Woodmere, has made a smooth transition to virtual learning. Yachad, which means together in Hebrew, is the joint school formed by the temples two years ago because of a decline in enrollment in their individual schools, according to Temple Hil-

lel Rabbi Steven Graber. Since March, learning has taken place on Zoom every Thursday afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30, in subjects including Hebrew readings and Jewish history, philosophy and holidays. “We first took the name because it was the two synagogues coming together,” Graber said. “Now, in a time of separation, the word together means so much more.” He added that there are currently 110 students, ranging in age from 10 to 13, attending Yachad. The feedback Graber has received from students and par-

ents has been positive. “We try to balance things out and not have the kids just sit in front of the computer screen,” he said. “We’ ll play Simon Says in Hebrew to get the kids moving. Zoom is a positive teaching tool that definitely has some advantages, and we’ve learned to make it work.” Temple Hillel congregant Renee Paskal, who lives in North Woodmere, said that her 12-yearold daughter has enjoyed the virtual learning. “I think the synagogue so far has performed as well as could be in doing the virContinued on page 11

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As President-elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris began making plans for a new administration, and as President Donald Trump’s legal team began its efforts to contest the election results in a handful of states where vote total remained close on Monday morning. Five Towns elected officials gave their reaction to the election results and the high turnouts. As of press time, former Vice President Biden had tallied more than 75 million votes — more than any other presidential candidate in history — besting President Trump’s 70 million-plus votes, the second most in history. Only two states remained to be decided, Georgia and North Carolina, according to the Associated Press. The outcome of either, however, would not affect the overall outcome of the election. Biden had 290 electoral votes secured, the AP was reporting. If he were to win Georgia — an increasingly likely outcome — he would end the election with 306 electoral votes. A candidate needs 270 to win the presidency. Kathleen Rice, who represents New York’s 4th Congressional District, was reelected to another term in Congress. She grabbed 52 percent of the vote to 47 percent for Republican Douglas Tuman. Rice took to Twitter to express her plea-

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REcORd-BREakiNg vOtER tuRNOut in this year’s presidential election resulted from a dramatic increase in mail-in balloting because of the coronavirus pandemic and early inperson voting. Above, outside the Lawrence Yacht & Country Club in Lawrence on the first day of early voting in New York on Oct. 24. sure with Biden becoming the president elect. “Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their historic victory,” Rice tweeted on Nov. 7. “I am filled with hope. The Biden-Harris Administration will lead with dignity and help bring our nation back together.” Assemblywoman Melissa Miller, a Republican in the 20th District, also claimed victory, garnering more than 60

percent of the vote over her opponent, Democrat Gregory Marks. “I was encouraged by the large voter turnout both in our area and across the country,” she said. It shows that people are very interested in what is going on at both the local and federal levels and they took the opportunity to make their voices heard through voting.” After the votes were tallied in his unopposed election, Rep. Gregory Meeks,

a Democrat representing the 5th C.D., which includes Inwood tweeted his appreciation for those who voted for him. “It is a privilege and duty I never take lightly,” he posted. “Let’s keep working together.” More than 50,000 ballots were cast as of press time in the 20th A.D. race, and Miller said she appreciates the voters. “I want to thank everyone who voted and put their trust in me,” she said. “I look forward to continuing to be a strong advocate for our community.” State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat who represents the Five Towns, was reelected to the state senate for his third term after staving off a challenge from Republican Victoria Johnson. Kaminsky was encouraged by the voter turnout within the district and across the country. “I think people realized that there were very high stakes in this presidential election with the direction our country will take the next four years on the line,” Kaminsky said. “People made their voices heard this year. I think it’s fair to say that President Trump is very polarizing and I think that motivated people tremendously to get out and vote. Kaminsky added that regardless of election results, it’s a good sign when voter turnout is high. It’s always good to see high numbers even if people don’t agree with you,” he said. “Low participation is a recipe for corruption and for having bad results overall in politics.”

Boockvar, Kessler in prominent national roles By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Hewlett Neck native Kathy Boockvar was in the thick of the presidential race and Woodmere Academy graduate Dr. David Kessler is returning to the national stage as part of President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force. Boockvar, 50, is Secretary of State for Pennsylvania, her office oversaw the counting of ballots through the contentious days after Election Day that ended on Nov. 7 with Biden gaining the state’s 20 electoral votes and victory in the presidential race against President Donald Trump. Appointed Secretary of State last year, Boockvar conducted two news conferences that explained the balloting process and updated the country on the state’s counting of upwards of 3 million mail-in ballots a more than tenfold increase of the Keystone State’s 260,000 in 2016. Her experience is public interest law and policy, election administration and nonprofit health care administration. She ran unsuccessfully for a Pennsylvania Congressional seat in 2012 and for the state’s Commonwealth Court in 2011. A Democrat, Boockvar previously served as chief counsel in the auditor general’s office and worked as an attorney in private practice and a nonprofit executive. Secretary of State is responsible for campaign finance reporting, charities, cor-

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HEwlEtt NEck NativE Kathy Boockvar and Woodmere Academy graduate David Kessler serving in vital government roles. porations, professional licenses, commissions, elections, legislation, Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors, notaries and the state’s athletic commission. When she ran for Congress eight years ago she told the Herald. “I feel like I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have worked in public service in both the private and non-profit sector protecting jobs, families and social security,” she said. “I’ve spent a lot of my career working to bridge differences.”

As the country shifts from election to a new administration, Kessler, the former head of the Food Drug Administration under Presidents George H. Bush and Bill Clinton from 1990 to 1997, will join former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and Yale University’s Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith as co-chairs of the 12-person task force. Kessler, 69, graduated from the Woodmere Academy in 1969, which merged with Lawrence Country Day School to form Lawrence Woodmere Academy in 1990. He

continued his education at Amherst College, class of 1973, University of Chicago Law School which he graduated five years later and Harvard Medical School in 1979. He received bipartisan approval from the Senate and became more popular with Democrats with many of his actions as FDA commissioner viewed as controversial. Kessler spurred the federal agency to become more efficient and cut the time necessary to approve or reject new drugs, which at that time included AIDS drugs. He increased attention to consumer protections concerning unsafe products and enacted the regulations that required standardized nutrition facts labels on food. Kessler also stirred controversy as dean and vice-chancellor at the University of California, San Francisco, where he uncovered financial irregularities in the dean’s office in 2003. The chancellor said audits found no such evidence in June 2007 and demanded Kessler resign. Kessler was dismissed six months later. Later an audit showed that Kessler was spot-on. The trained pediatrician has written five books, including The New York Times bestseller “The End of Overeating” that advocates the theory that lifelong obesity is not genetic but can be controlled. In a 2009 interview with Amherst College, Kessler showed a sense of humor on advice for aspiring writers. “Your family members will never understand why it takes years to write a book,” he said.

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ger required to test after first needing to close last month and using remote instruction then reopening on Nov. 2 for in-person The Lawrence School District con- instruction. firmed that there are two new positive Because infection rates rose earlier in Covid-19 cases. One is a person at the Early October, Gov. Andrew Cuomo put the clusChildhood Center and one is an individual ter hotspot initiative into effect that estabat the high school. The identity of each lished red, orange and yellow cluster remains confidential. zones. The Lawrence Primary School at In a Nov. 9 letter, Superintendent Dr. the Number Two School and the Broadway Ann Pedersen said that all the close con- Campus that houses the elementary school tacts of the Early Childhood Center per- and middle school were in the orange zone son were notified and are quarantining. and the Number Two School abuts the yelThe individual from Lawlow. In October, the Lawrence High was last in the rence district reported four building on Nov. 5. “The Covid cases. individual followed all proTo leave the red zone tocols while in the school must be under a 3 percent building,” Pedersen stated. infection rate after 10 days, 4 “In consultation with the percent in less populated Nassau County Departareas. To exit the orange ment of Health, this indizone it is under 2 percent vidual was determined to after 10 days, 3 percent in have no close contacts to less populated areas and yelthe school community.” low under 1.5 after 10 days She added that the buildand 2 percent in less popuing is “cleaned and disinlated regions. fected nightly in accorLawrence schools were in dance with our procetwo of the three zones dures.” After consulting the DR. ANN PEDERSEN Cuomo created except for county’s Department of the high school. In the red Health and in conjunction Lawrence zone religious worship is with the district’s safety superintendent allowed at 25 capacity, 10 procedures and protocols in people maximum. Mass the reopening plan, the gatherings prohibited, only essential busiEarly Childhood Center and the high nesses are open and schools are closed. school remain open. No other district Dining is only delivery or takeout. buildings were affected, Pedersen noted. In orange religious worship is 35 per“We are closely monitoring the situa- cent capacity, 25 people maximum. Mass tion and will provide you with additional gatherings are 10 people maximum inside information should it become necessary,” or outside. Businesses considered highshe stated. risk and non-essential such as gyms, perAs of press time, the Nassau County sonal care, etc. are closed, along with infection rate is 2.8 percent and 213 resi- schools. Dining is outside only with a fourdents tested positive on Monday. person maximum per table. In yellow religious worship is 50 percent capacity, mass gatherings are 25 peoTesting requirement lifted With the yellow zone restrictions for the ple maximum indoors or outdoors and Far Rockaway-Five Towns areas lifted, the non-essential business are open. Dining is 20 percent state mandated Covid-19 testing inside or outside, four-person maximum to for schools in New York’s cluster hotspot a table. Schools are open with a mandatory initiative has been rescinded Pedersen told 20 percent weekly testing of students, teachers and staff. the Herald.

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NYU Winthrop is now NYU Langone NYU Langone Health this week announced that NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola would change its name to NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, pending approval by the New York State Department of Health. The name change continues NYU Winthrop’s integration into the NYU Langone Health system. The renaming follows last year’s merger of NYU Winthrop into NYU Langone Health’s network of multi-specialties, clinical trials, research and medical education, which complement NYU Winthrop’s existing services, hospital officials said. “NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island has made our NYU Langone Health system even stronger, as we bring its greatest strengths into our broader network,” said Dr. Robert Grossman, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Health. “NYU Langone Health provides one standard of care— excellence in quality and safety—no matter where that care is received within our health system.” NYU Langone has consistently been named a top hospital system by Leapfrog, U.S. News & World Report, Vizient and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Patients of NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island have access to more than 350 inpatient and outpatient locations across Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. “NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island has grown from a community-based hospital to one with a much broader mission, having solidified our ties in clinical, research and academic collaborations with NYU Langone Health,” said Dr. Joseph Greco, chief of hospital operations at NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island. “As advances in medical care grow by leaps and bounds, it has become ever the more important that our institution becomes synonymous with an extensive network of healthcare choices.” NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island officials credit the medical center’s affiliation with NYU Langone Health for help-

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■ Access to expanded clinical trials, including for cancer through Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HospitalLong Island. ■ Lifesaving transplant services, such as for kidney, pancreas, liver and heart transplants. ■ Expansion of neurosurgery services, including a newly opened, integrated orthopedic and neurosurgery ambulatory center in East Meadow. ■ A new NYU Langone Health Vaccine Center testing site on Long Island, aimed at breakthroughs in areas such as Covid19 prevention and treatment. ■ A renewed commitment to academic excellence with the opening last year of

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Garcia program and continue to provide involvement in cutting-edge science research for more than 80 high school students this summer.” Isseroff explained that submissions are reviewed by top scientists in their fields. “They aren’t looking at whether it’s submitted by a [post-doctoral researcher], a graduate student or a research scientist,” she said. “They’re looking at the quality of the project itself. High school students normally don’t submit to these professional conferences. Therefore, their acceptance means that it’s on a level with highq u a l i t y u n ive r s i t y p r o f e s s i o n a l research.” Schein studied the effects that partially reduced graphene oxide, a carbonbased substance with unusual electronic properties, has on enzymes, building on previous research by HAFTR graduate Jonathan Lederer. “I guess at first I w a s n e r vo u s, d o i n g m e a n i n g f u l research that has an impact, and not being in the lab every day — it was hard,” said Schein, who has been doing independent research projects in high school. She credited Isseroff for helping her collect and analyze the data. “It was hard to present the data through Facetime,” Schein added, “but it really was a great experience.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania are on her short list of colleges for next fall, she said, when she hopes to major in material science or engineering. Investigating the effects of pH on onion exchange membranes, which can be used to improve the operation of hydrogen fuel cells and can also be applied to water desalination, Sharin found that changing just one pH unit had a significant effect on membrane durability. The goal is to find the best

pH for maximum membrane strength. “I learned the process how everything works and confirmed I want to go into engineering and do research in college,” Sharin said of the experience. “It was really amazing. I never expected it to happen. Not many high school students get a chance like this.” Sharin’s first two college choices are Cornell and Stanford. She may major in chemical engineering, but she said she was open to any of the STEM (science, technolog y, engineering and math) fields. Rafailovich describes the high school students as the “canaries in the coal mine,” but instead of detecting risk, they help identify future research. “High school students are much more attuned to what’s trendy, they’re much more comfortable with technology and they think out of the box,” she said. “What they’re lacking are the basic tools, because they’re just learning. They have the ideas that are cool, and we give them the tools, and it works very nicely.” This year’s summer program was especially challenging, Rafailovich said, because of the pandemic, which forced a hands-on program to go virtual, with Stony Brook staff wearing GoPro cameras and livestreaming the lab work. Then, on July 28, Tropical Storm Isaias necessitated the postponement of a symposium the students had put together. It was held four days later, but Long Island participants, she said, had to hunt down Wi-Fi reception in places like a McDonald’s parking lot. Along with the research, the program is about networking and forging friendships. “It was very difficult,” Rafailovich said. “We didn’t see each other physically. Some people were in different states, some in different countries. It was a challenge.”

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continued from front creates spontaneous learning. “If tual learning,” Paskal said. “They do somebody asks a question, it’s easy to great interactive learning with the grab information from the internet,” he said. “Back when it was Passover, kids that keeps them engaged.” The teachers, she said, create a we had everyone do home videos to stimulating learning environment for show off their homes, families and show a Passover ritual.” the students. “During Rabbi Claudio Kupchik, Covid, it was nice for my of Temple Beth El, said daughter to still have the that Yachad has been a experience of Hebrew great example of a positive school,” Paskal said. adjustment to extraordi“What I think sets this nary circumstances. “With Hebrew school apart from this pandemic, we needed others is that educators to adjust to the fact that, are truly tremendous, and unfortunately, this is not they come every week over, and we are not turnwith new ideas. They give ing the corner anytime each kid individual learnsoon,” he said. “We need to ing attention, since they continue to adapt to this meet in small groups.” new reality and the changTemple Beth El Execu- rabbi steven ing conditions of the virus tive Director Edward Edelspread in our area, and we stein, one of Yachad’s Graber need to strive for the most teachers, noted that virtu- Temple Hillel normal level of activity al learning has created that we can safely achieve, other educational options for the students. “Although we miss in- be it in-person or virtual. That’s what person learning, Zoom provides us Yachad has been doing since March.” Graber said that admission is free with other opportunities for us to do interactive learning,” he said. “We can for members of either synagogue. “We learn through video clips on YouTube do not charge tuition. Both synagogues that are so easy to put up on the strive to meet everyone’s economic screen. Whether we’re learning about needs,” he said. “No one will be turned holidays or Jewish history, everything away.” More information on Yachad can be is at our fingertips to bring up.” found at https://bit.ly/3l8hp7V. Virtual learning, Edelstein said,

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he Covid-19 pandemic is a shared traumatic experience that has disrupted the lives of so many in our communities, cities, states and across this great nation of ours. The Covid-19 pandemic has really brought to light the great inequities that plague the Black and Latino communities that were hit especially hard. The grief, the trauma, even the food insecurities all have taken their toll on all of our communities, yet we still find the coping mechanisms that only God himself has attributed to each and every one of us in the form of resiliency. For us as Christians, this is the norm — the ability to adapt to stressful life changes and “bounce back” from hardship. Resilience is a response to tragedy, crisis or other life-altering changes that allow us to move on despite disappointments or loses. Just because we go through certain difficulties in life doesn’t mean that we are unaffected. Resilience is the human heart‘s ability to suffer greatly and grow in spite of the difficulty. As a pastor, my role is to encourage others, find solutions to difficult situations, despite the situation, so that those who are burned have hope and see the light at the end of the tunnel. I leave you with this verse of scripture, from James 1:12, “ Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.”

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A lifetime living and working in the Five Towns By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com

For Five Towns native and longtime Hewlett High School chemistry teacher Ilene Gabel, the majority of her life has been spent attending and working in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District. Gabel, 70, retired from the school district on Oct. 30 after a near 50-year teaching career that began in 1971. “I don’t think retiring during a pandemic is advisable especially when you’re putting in 16 to 18 hour days and then it comes to a screeching halt,” said the Woodmere native who lives in Oceanside. “It’s rough, but I know it will take time to adjust.” As to why she had a long career Gabel noted that she “wore many different hats” which helped keep her busy throughout the years. “I was active in multiple roles with the union and I helped co-produced the drama productions,” she said. “I wasn’t just a teacher and I think that contributed to my longevity. I never had time to get bored.” After obtaining bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry, Gabel looked to her old high school to get into teach-

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HEWlETT HIgH ScHool chemistry teacher Ilene Gabel, second from left, retired on Oct. 30 after a nearly 50-year career. She was inducted into the Hewlett-Woodmere Alumni Association Hall of Fame in 2018. ing. “After I got married, I called my high school chemistry teacher and asked to student teach,” she said. “ I eventually became a faculty member in September of 1971 and the rest is history.” Gabel described her last day as a day filled with multiple emotions. “My last day was overwhelming, sad, happy just realizing that my life was going to

change,” she said. “From the custodial staff giving me white roses, my science colleagues decorating the faculty room and the principal giving a PA announcement wishing me well, the good wishes I got were overwhelming.” Hewlett-Woodmere Faculty Association President Ric Stark said Gabel will be sorely missed by the organization

and the school district. “Ilene is a great lady who was also a great teacher and HWFA officer,” Stark said. “She had a long and distinguished career in our district. She never showed anything but the greatest care for her students and her colleagues.” Brian Terry has been the chairperson for the science department at HewlettWoodmere for the past eight years. He said that Gabel was always willing to assist others. “Ms. Gabel served as a mentor and advisor to her colleagues within the department, the high school, and the district for almost 50 years,” Terry said. “She is a devoted friend, a dedicated professional, and a no-nonsense teacher that was always willing to lend a hand or an ear.” Going forward, Gabel is hoping to spend more time with her two granddaughters and also stay involved with the school district in some capacity. “At the Woodmere Education Center, we have an after-school chemistry program that I will most likely be involved in after things quiet down,” she said. “I’ve always prided myself on the fact that if I can make a difference to one child a year, then I was a total success as a teacher.”

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Woodmere native Freda Heyman, 87 By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com

Freda Heyman née Lozanoff began life a “bossy and opinionated” girl, according to her daughter Terry and pushed the envelope to become a doctor when that was uncommon for women, campaigned for women’s rights, never said no to hosting a party and was an unapologetic two-pack per day smoker. Heyman, a Philadelphia native who lived in Woodmere, died on Oct. 29, a few days after suffering a heart attack. She was 87. As a youngster, she loved performing science experiments and playing the piano, daughter Lori said, adding that her mother never let her own children forget that she practiced piano five hours a day. “One time her neighbor called the police because she wouldn’t stop playing,” Lori said, “but even the police officer was impressed with Freda, telling her, ‘Girly, keep practicing.’” She majored in chemistry and finished with the University of Pennsylvania in 1954 at 21. Attending a medical now known as the UCI School of Medicine in California, she was one of three women among 500 students. “She thought all of her fellow classmates were idiots and preferred to do group projects alone so no one else would drag down her grades,” Lori said. She graduated second in her class in 1958. On her first day as a Flint General Hospital resident in Flint, Michigan “her flaming red hair” caught the eye of a successful surgeon, Albert Heyman, in July 1958. Both smitten they wed six weeks later and were married for 62 years. They moved to Howard Beach in 1959. Four years later they moved to Woodmere. They had five children in seven years. “Before the phrase ‘having it all’ was even a thing, Freda combined motherhood and career with the drive and organizational efficiency of General Patton,” daugh-

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FREdA HEYMAN HEld the Torah at her own bat mitzvah on Feb. 2, 2013, nine days before of her 80th birthday at Temple Judah in Furlong, Pa. ter Terry said. The family were members of Temple Israel of Lawrence. All five children attended Sunday School and were bar or bat mitzvahed at the synagogue. Heyman worked part-time at a private general medical practice in the Five Town, served a decade (1974 to 1984) on the Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education, was the doctor at Camp Swatonah in upstate Callicoon, served as president of the local National Women’s Political Caucus, marched with Lori in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, and hosted Congresswomen Bella

Abzug and Shirley Chisholm. Terry said that her mom hosted parties for many occasions ranging from the traditional bar and bat mitzvahs to soirees that celebrated the end of the school year with professional amusement rides in front of the house with the entire neighborhood invited. “Freda operated her life under an open door policy,” daughter Robin said, “the family home was always open to neighborhood kids needing emergency sutures or medical interns without a place to go for Thanksgiving. She never said no to a requested sleepover or placed a limit on the number of guests at party. As with everything else in Freda’s life, more was always better.” Returning to full-time work later in life, Heyman was an emergency room doctor at Interboro Hospital in Brooklyn (later Baptist Medical Center), then at Peninsula General Hospital in Far Rockaway. Not yet a credentialed medical specialty when she started, Heyman passed the ER boards in her 50s. In 1998, the Heymans moved to Furlong in Bucks County in Pennsylvania. Albert enjoyed retirement. Fred continued to practice medicine into her early 80s, gardened and kibbitzed with vendors at Rice’s Flea Market. She commuted three days a week for nearly seven years. Working at Peninsula for roughly 20 years. The hospital closed in 2012. Heyman is survived by Albert, their children David and wife Lynn; Lori and partner Bill; Steven and partner Denise; Robin and husband Michael; and Terry and husband Bill. Her brother Martin Lozanoff. She is predeceased by her sister Lillian. Her grandchildren Brooke, Andrew, Rachel, Jenny, Matthew, Samantha, Julia, Amanda, Aaron, Lindsey, Jack, and Anna; her close friend and companion for the last decade of her life, David Zimmer Jr.; and her beloved fish, Koi-a-la. She was interred at Chesed Shel Emet historic West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Donations can be made to the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Go to https://bit.ly/361ZsSp.

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ELECTION INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT, INWOOD, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK TO THE REGISTERED VOTERS AND ELECTORS OF THE INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Town Law an election will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at the Inwood Fire District Headquarters, 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood, NY 11096, for the purpose of the following: electing one Fire Commissioner for a term of FIVE (5) years to succeed Joseph Reda, whose term expires on the 31st day of December, 2020. The polls shall be open for the receipt of ballots from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. and for such additional time as shall be necessary to permit electors present at the time of closing to cast their ballot. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to a Resolution, adopted at a meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District held on the 8th day of

October, 2020, as provided for in Section 176, subdivision 7, of the Town Law, candidates for Fire Commissioner shall file their names with the Clerk of the Fire District, Rose Lynch, 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood, NY 11096, at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of such election. Such nomination shall be submitted in petition form, specifying the term for which they are a candidate, subscribed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the Fire District. Only resident electors are eligible to hold the office of Fire Commissioner. To vote at a Fire District election, a person must be a registered voter in the Fire District under permanent personal registration and must have resided in the Fire District for the thirty (30)-day period preceding the Fire District election. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS: /s/Joseph Reda, Secretary Inwood Fire District /s/Anthony Rivelli, Chairman Inwood Fire District DATED: Inwood, New York November 3, 2020 123792 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held as to the following matters: Agency:Board of Trustees, Village of Hewlett Bay Park Date:November 18, 2020 Time:6:00 p.m. Place:Via Zoom videoconference Subject:Application of The Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, 291 Meadowview Avenue, Hewlett Bay Park, New York, to demolish an existing gymnasium, construct a new gymnasium, classroom space, parking area, and softball field, which proposed construction requires an amendment of a special use permit pursuant to Village Code §§146-9(B) and 146-24.3, and variances or waivers of the following Village Code sections: (a) 146-24.2(A), in that the lot area is 7.17 acres, where an educational use requires a minimum lot area of not less than 9 acres; (b) 146-24.2(E), in that the lot coverage of buildings and structures will be 23.6%, where a maximum of 15% is permitted; (c) 146-24.2(F), in that the (i) gymnasium height will be 50 feet, and (ii) classroom height will be 36 feet, where a maximum of 30 feet is permitted; (d) 146-24.2(H), in that (i) the gymnasium will be set back 25 feet from the property line, where no building or structure may be located within 100 feet of a property line, and (ii) the additional parking area will be

within 75 feet of a property line, where all portions of the property within 75 feet of a property line shall remain open and unused, as a buffer area, and only fences, driveways, sidewalks, landscaping, shrubbery and plantings, as approved by the Board of Trustees, are permitted in this area; and (e) 146-24.2(I)(1), in that there will be 122 parking spaces, where a minimum of 242 parking spaces are required. Premises are designated as Section 42, Block L, Lot 1 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map. The hearing will take place at Village Hall, and also will be available via Zoom videoconference. The Zoom login information is: Meeting ID: 827 2021 3081 Password: 012784 Or dial by your location: 646-558-8658 At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matters, either in person or via Zoom videoconference. A rendering of the proposed addition is available by typing the following into your web b r o w s e r : www.jagarchitect.com/ne ws/2020/11/02/ska. Further, a link to the site plan and related documents can be reviewed by clicking on the rendering. The Board of Trustees, as putative Lead Agency, has not yet classified this action nor made a determination as to environmental significance under the State Environmental Quality Review Act. All relevant documents may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk, 30 Piermont Avenue, Hewlett Bay Park, New York, during regular business hours. Dated: November 5, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Steven Kaufman, Mayor Michelle Blandino, Village Clerk 123794

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 at the Village Hall, 449 Pepperidge Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York on November 19, 2020 at 5:00pm which time all interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard on the following application for variance relief: Mr. Craig Spatz 286 Channon Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to install an inground swimming pool, pool equipment, patio and relocate existing

generator. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code Ordinances 145-19 and145-25.A. Section 145-19 states: The maximum building lot coverage shall not exceed 30% of the lot area. Homeowner is requesting a 43.7% building lot coverage. Section 145-25.A states: An accessory structure in a residential “B” district shall maintain a minimum 15’ side and rear yard setback. Applicant is requesting a 12’ side yard setback and a 9.9’ rear yard setback for the inground pool. Applicant is requesting a 5’ side yard setback and a 5’ rear yard setback for the generator and pool equipment. Continuation…Mr. Frank Gotilbovsky 1111 Harbor Road Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, is requesting to maintain a two (2) car garage conversion to habitable space and erect a one story one car garage. Applicant requests relief from Village Zoning Code 145-18.2 and 145-25.A. Section 145-18.2 states: Existing dwellings with enclosed garage space on-premises hereafter altered shall maintain not less than one enclosed garage space with interior dimensions of not less than 10 feet by 20 feet.145-25.A. states: Accessory structures in a “AB” zoning district must maintain a 20’ side yard setback. Applicant is requesting a 9’ side yard setback. Mr. & Mrs. Guy Friedman 1312 Club Drive Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557, are requesting a front lot line adjustment between two (2) single separate abutting lots. Applicant requests relief from village zoning code 145-19 which states: No building in a residential “A” district shall be erected on any lot having a street frontage of less than 125’. Lot 6 has a street frontage of 106’. Applicants are requesting a transfer of 19’ from Lot 7 to Lot 6. The proposed transfer of lot lines is to address the street frontage shortage. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS STEVEN GOLD, CHAIRMAN ZONING BOARD MICHAEL RYDER Village Clerk Dated: Hewlett Harbor, New York October 30, 2020 123707

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LEGAL NOTICE ANNUAL COMMISSIONER ELECTION FOR HEWLETT BAY FIRE DISTRICT HEWLETT, NEW YORK, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY DECEMBER 8, 2020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Town Law, the Annual Election of the Hewlett Bay Fire District Commissioner will take place on December 8, 2020, from 6:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the firehouse located at 25 Franklin Avenue, Hewlett, NY, for the purpose of: Electing one Commissioner for a five (5)-year term, commencing on January 1, 2021 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that in order to vote at this Fire District Election, a person must be a registered voter in the Town under permanent, personal registration, and must have resided in the Hewlett Bay Fire District for thirty (30) days preceding the date of said election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that candidates for said office of Commissioner shall file their name in writing with the Secretary of the Fire District at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of such election, be advise any candidate for the office must be a resident of the Hewlett Bay Fire District. Only resident electors are eligible to hold the Office of Fire Commissioner. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS Dan Weisner DISTRICT SECRETARY Dated: November 2, 2020 123797

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RegistRation is open for a flag football clinic for children at the Five Towns Community Center on Nov. 21.

Ready for flag football? Inwood resident Ilyassha Shivers along with volunteers from Lawrence High School and players formerly coached by Shivers are holding a flag football clinic for children aged from kindergarten to eight grade on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the field outside the Five Towns Community Center at 270 Lawrence Ave. in Lawrence. Shivers said that he is trying to cross cultures and language barriers and aims

to educate and introduce the youngsters to the game. “I would love to bring back the tradition of pee wee football to in possibly in 2021,” he said, even if we are only able to have one or two teams.” To register and for more information email syoung@fivetownsmail.org or call (516) 239-6244 ext. 227. Shivers is also available for question (516) 603-4615. –Jeffrey Bessen

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rescheduled and will take place at 1180 Broadway, Hewlett, New York on, Tuesday November 10, 2020 at 7:30 PM. This notice is given pursuant of Section 94 of the Public Officers Law of the State of New York. By order of the Board of Fire Commissioners. Dan Weisner, District Secretary 123796

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Q. I’m buying a sunroom for my breakfast room on the back of my split-level house, about 8 feet off the ground. I’m being told by the contractor that I need an architect and sealed plans. Since it’s basically a kit of parts that will go on my existing deck, why do I need this? It seems like a lot of extra expense the sunroom people didn’t tell me about. If I already have a permit for the deck, it should be Ask The allowed, right? I haven’t bought the sunroom yet. I’m Architect just trying to be sure I know the whole story before I do this, probably by spring, when the weather is better for construction. Any advice would be helpful. A. Do things once, the best way. A deck isn’t habitable, but a sunroom is, onte eeper and a permit is required. Plans have to show structural support, energy and building code compliance. Rain, moisture and ice are your primary concerns. You need the whole story without the sales part. Just like any purchase, issues you might not expect are still important, like finding out what kind of oil to add to your snow blower before the engine seizes or that windows without factory tinting can allow ultra-violet sunlight rays to fade your carpet. As an architect for a largely popular sunroom manufacturer in the 1980s and ’90s, I experienced many issues with their construction. Pre-engineered panel systems are designed by the company, hopefully by engineers, and should come with plans, from the manufacturer, that can be sealed and signed by their in-house engineer. If not, plans may need to be drawn from scratch by an architect or engineer that you hire so those plans can be integrated with your house. Integrated means that the company generally just sells you a product and doesn’t necessarily give any indication of how to support the unit or how to attach the unit system to your house so that it won’t leak or move. This is the general failing of the system, since, as I experienced with most of the installations, the part I could detail was free of leaking or movement, but the units themselves leaked nearly every time. We could detail how the edges of the unit could be sealed and redundantly weather-stripped and flashed, but the frames around the glass and wall edges would unseal and leak. I even met with the corporate president/owner and identified the specific problems. Promises to correct leak issues were made but not kept, and eventually I gave up. I looked at a two-year-old system while discussing other work for a home recently. The owner described the back-and-forth misery he and his family were experiencing with their sunroom and the company. Even 25 years after I gave up, the same company is still doing things the same way. You need a detail-oriented architect and installer, even if you think you don’t. The cost of doing things twice is much greater. Good luck.

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Three honks for President-elect Biden

e offer sincere congratulations to former Vice President Joe Biden for winning the presidency last week, at 77, the oldest man ever elected to the nation’s highest office. With him, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris was elected the first woman — and the first Black and Indian American — vice president. The vote totals were also historic: Biden received the most votes of any presidential candidate ever, over 75 million. President Trump had the second-most, with over 71 million. At press time Monday, the Associated Press had called all but two states — Georgia and North Carolina. Biden led Trump in Georgia, and North Carolina was expected to go to Trump. Biden had 290 Electoral College votes, 20 more than are needed to win the presidency. If he were to win Georgia, he would extend his total to 306, a clear mandate.

Biden should feel a deep sense of pride in the race that he ran. He conducted a clean campaign that respected the health and safety of voters during the coronavirus pandemic. When Trump attempted to stir controversy during the first chaotic presidential debate on Sept. 30 by raising questions about Biden’s son Hunter — while the former vice president was speaking about his dead son, Beau — he did not take the bait. He did not engage Trump in the ugly war of words that the president sought. Biden could easily have made hay about nepotism in the Trump administration. After all, Trump gave top jobs to his daughter, Ivanka, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, both of whom have continued to engage in their daily business activities while working at the White House, creating any number of potential conflicts of interest. For that matter, the Trump Organization has carried on its dealings even

while the president has been in office. Yes, Biden could have made much of all that, escalating the rhetoric in what could have been a terrible tit-for-tat game with the president. But he didn’t. He left Trump’s kids alone, while proudly defending his own. In doing so, Biden showed his fundamental decency, his respect for the moral codes that we expect a president to abide by. He campaigned hard, but he never lost his sense of self-respect by engaging in the kind of scorched-earth tactics that got Trump elected in 2016. Biden ran a principled campaign, most notably in his socially distanced approach to reaching people through Zoom sessions and car rallies — and he always wore a mask. In other words, Biden set an example for all of us to follow. And that, in part, is why he is our president-elect.

Early voting, a victory for the people

ew York state held its first early vote in 2019, and voter participation shot up nearly 45 percent statewide compared with 2015, according to Vote Early New York. Last year, Nassau County, which had double the required number of early-voting sites, had the highest early-voting turnout in the state. In all, some 256,251 people voted early in New York. This year, an astonishing total of at least 2.2 million New Yorkers cast early ballots over the course of nine days, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1, according to the Associated Press. At the same time, 1.1 million sent in absentee ballots. Before Election Day, some 3.3 million people had already voted in New York.

There’s no doubt that the contentious nature of this historic presidential race drove people to vote, either early at the polls, by absentee ballot or in person on Election Day. But without early and absentee voting, we have to wonder whether turnout would have been as high as it was. We doubt it. Clearly, New York is on to something with early and absentee voting. That’s why we must not only continue to offer these options in the future, but also expand on them. Nassau County had 15 early-voting sites this year, while Suffolk had 12. Only one of the Nassau sites was on the North Shore, in Roslyn Heights. Clearly, the North Shore needs more sites — but it should not receive them at the expense of

letters Traffic, tickets vex reader To the Editor: So happy to read in last week’s paper (“Syncing lights improves Nassau Expressway traffic flow”) that the powers that be have gotten together to improve the traffic flow on Route 878. Now, hopefully, they can work on the traffic flow on Peninsula and West Broadway onto Rockaway Turnpike. It seems most people have forgotten laws they had to know when they got their driver’s licenses. Except for New York City, a right turn on red is allowed after you come to a complete stop. There is no time involved, even though some people say three seconds. No time is listed in the state’s vehicular and traffic rules. Your wheels may not roll. Come to a complete

other areas across the county. They should be added to Nassau’s current roster of sites. Too many people had to wait too long to vote, which some would argue is a form of voter suppression. You simply shouldn’t have to wait an hour to vote, let alone three hours or longer. The Nassau County Board of Elections should begin planning additional sites. That would require funding, because elections require paid poll workers. Coming by such funding will not be easy if the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic drags on. Nonetheless, the county should be taking a hard look at expanding early voting — if not now, then in the near future.

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cene 1: The butcher at the local food store turned to face me from behind the counter. I noticed his mask in the below-the-nose position. I gave him my food order, and calmly ask him to wear his mask appropriately. He thanked me for reminding him, and we bade each other a good day. Scene 2: Same food store, same day. A customer ahead of me was checking out, paying the cashier. I assumed my spot, six feet behind, on the assigned, socially distanced color blob on the floor. A shopping cart coming from my left eriC C. appeared in front LaSt of me and assumed the position between me and the customer checking out. “Excuse me,” I said, intentionally calm and non-threatening. The customer looked at me, his mask in the below-the-chin position. I told him I was waiting on line and asked that he not cut in front of me. He

wasn’t pleased, called me “an ass,” but went to the next checkout line. “May I also ask you to wear your mask the right way?” I said, still calm, nonthreatening, non-judgmental. “No, I won’t. I won’t be an ass like you.” I asked, “Out of curiosity, why do you feel so strongly about not wearing the mask?” Now threatening, he yelled, “Because you’re an ass, and you better not ask again or we’ll really have a problem! Are you looking for a problem?” No, I wasn’t looking for a problem. I was looking for chicken. But I felt an obligation to say something when my safety, and that of those around me, was threatened. After paying for my groceries, while my fellow shopper (still with mask concealing only his Adam’s apple) finished checking out, I spoke with the store managers. I told them what happened at the butcher counter and in the checkout line. I told them that although I was a regular customer, I’d find it hard to return to a store where the safety of cus-

t’s simple. It’s not political. It’s caring for others. It’s setting an example.

LetterS stop, then proceed if it’s safe unless there’s a sign prohibiting the turn. There are times when there are in excess of 20 cars backed up because the first driver won’t make the turn — even sometimes when the signs say right lane must turn. Perhaps drivers are gun-shy because these corners appear to generate ticket writing in Nassau County. The first time I got a ticket, the clerk in the judge’s office said I’d only stopped for two and a half seconds. After paying the ticket I did the research, and couldn’t find any time listed. Plus the $150 is outrageous. If I’d had the money, I would have started a class action lawsuit. The second time I had a ticket voided, because I proved, using the video, that I had come to a complete stop. I realize that research has to be done by I don’t know how many agencies, but all that’s needed is to put up signs stating that a right turn is permitted after a complete stop if it’s safe to do so. I was never able to get the company contracted by Nassau County with the cameras to prove their timing was correct. They said it was according to the time on the computer, but as anyone setting up a computer knows, the time on a computer can be changed. EllIE WEINER Cedarhurst

tomers and staff is put in jeopardy by fellow customers and staff. The managers lamented their plight, talking about the difficulty they faced enforcing the mask rules and the verbal, and sometimes physical, threats they and their employees have had to endure. They apologized for the behavior of their butcher, qualified by, “The staff is almost always good about masking.” And they spoke of the difficulty of enforcing mask rules among shoppers, and the awful choice their cashiers have to make regularly: risk a confrontation with a mask-deficient customer, or risk exposure to the coronavirus. I expressed my understanding of the awful situation store owners and employees are in, a situation they never sought. But I also expressed my passion about the issue. Because I’m a customer, a citizen, a husband, a parent. And I’m a physician, practicing primary care internal medicine in this community for over 30 years. We’ve lost patients to Covid-19,

some of whom we’ve known for most of those three decades. We’ve cared for many others who’ve recovered, some of whom are still struggling with the lingering effects of the virus. What have we become? We threaten those who request that others in our presence follow simple guidance that could save another’s life? In a pre-Covid time, had I been wearing an Islanders T-shirt and my fellow shopper, a Rangers T-shirt, would I have been threatened for my team partisanship? It’s simple. It’s not political. It’s caring for others. It’s setting an example for others. It’s making a tiny sacrifice to potentially protect another human being. It’s pushing back against an ideology that questions science to foster political goals. It’s following the simplest guidance there is: Treat others as you’d want to be treated yourself. We owe one another nothing less. Eric Last, DO, FACP, is an attending physician and clinical assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is also a physician at Northwell Health Physician Partners/Internal Medicine at Wantagh.

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Thank you, South Shore voters To the Editor: Thank you to the voters of the South Shore for overwhelmingly re-electing me to the State Senate. This election cycle saw record turnout all across long Island, and the whole country, and it is an honor to have the opportunity to continue representing our communities. We have taken on many challenges since I came into office. Since I’ve been entrusted with serving our community, we’ve taken on corruption in Albany, stopped tax hikes, banned guns from our classrooms, funded our towns and schools, and passed New York’s ambitious blueprint to tackle climate change. There is still so much work to be done, especially in the midst of the ongoing pandemic and economic recovery. I look forward to getting to work on behalf of all voters to achieve more prosperous communities, honest government and a cleaner environment. The road ahead will be tough, but we’ll get through it together. Now is a time to come together, heal divisions and do the hard work to make real change for our communities and families. TOdd KAMINSKY State senator, 9th district

Tested by a tumultuous week, but none the worse for wear — Valley Stream

NASSAU HERALD — November 12, 2020

Surely we shouldn’t be fighting over wearing masks

November 12, 2020 — NASSAU HERALD

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The Peace Corps, a history of spirited engagement

urrounded by thousands of adoring supporters, many sporting red MAGA caps, President Trump sauntered into a victory rally in Cincinnati on Dec. 1, 2016, three and a half weeks after his election, and laid out the Trump Doctrine. “You hear a lot of talk about how we’re becoming a globalized world,” he bellowed to the chanting and screaming crowd, “but the relationships people value in this country are local: family, city, state, country. They’re local. There’s no global anthem, no global currency, no certifiSCoTT cate of global citiBRinTon zenship. We pledge allegiance to one flag, and that flag is the American flag.” So ends “A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps,” a 2019 documentary directed, edited and produced by Alana DeJoseph, who served as a small enterprise development Peace Corps volunteer in a tiny village in Mali, West Africa, from 1992 to 1994. The film, with historical footage and interviews with former and current volunteers and world leaders, most notably former President Jimmy Carter, tells the nearly 60-year history of the federal agency devoted to fostering world peace. I watched the film, which DeJoseph

described as her “baby,” only weeks before Trump lost his re-election bid. It was a nervous time for many. Would the United States again elect an unabashed nationalist as president and continue on its lonely path toward global disengagement, closing borders, frayed alliances and the shredding of hard-fought international treaties, or would it choose another path, one of reengagement — one that seeks to build friendships rather than divide and conquer? This was the question with which DeJoseph chose to end “A Towering Task,” The answer would, potentially, determine the Peace Corps’ future. I was particularly interested in the film because I served in Peace Corps, in Bulgaria, from 1991 to 1993. I was among the first two dozen volunteers — and Americans, period — to enter the country after the fall of communism only a year earlier. It was a time of great trepidation — many wondered whether democracy would take hold for good in Eastern Europe after mass protests had toppled one hardline regime after another — and a time of great hope — millions of Eastern Europeans cheered the opening of the former Soviet bloc to the West. As an American who wore jeans and sweatshirts and spoke with a New York accent, I was something of a local celebrity in Veliko Turnovo, the ancient city in cen-

tral Bulgaria where I served. I cannot express in words the sense of optimism I felt at the time. You believed, if only for a short time, that world peace was perhaps at hand. As one of the globalists whom Trump has decried for the past four-plus years, I feared his presidency, and I wasn’t unwarranted in my concern. In June 2017, Trump withdrew from the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Then, in 2018, he backed out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed by Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States — to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb, at least for the foreseeable future. I could go on, but this column isn’t about Trump. It’s about “A Towering Task.” Last week, President-elect Joe Biden immediately affirmed that the U.S. would re-enter the Paris accord, one of President Barack Obama’s signature achievements. We shall see what becomes of the Iran nuclear deal. Biden’s election gives returned Peace Corps volunteers like me a sense of hope that the U.S. will continue to engage with the world, as it had for decades before Trump, and that the Peace Corps will con-

moving film tells the story of the agency devoted to fostering world peace.

tinue its core mission of building international friendships by sending Americans to developing nations to live and work as people in those countries do. As “A Towering Task” makes clear, each Peace Corps volunteer is an ambassador of goodwill, a friendly face who becomes deeply embedded in the local society and culture, and whose contributions become the stuff of local conversation for years to follow. Creating the Peace Corps in the 1960s was indeed a monumental undertaking by President John F. Kennedy and the agency’s first director, Sargent Shriver — Kennedy’s brother-in-law and the father of broadcaster Maria Shriver. The film, narrated by Academy Award-nominated actress Annette Bening, does a masterful job of telling the early story of the Peace Corps and the political fray that its formation stirred, after which it meticulously chronicles the agency’s history, decade by decade, with panoramic footage from Peace Corps countries around the globe, showing both natural wonders and human suffering. The film also shows it’s perfectly possible to love one’s country — the U.S. — and engage with the world. If you love the Peace Corps, watch this film. If you love your country, watch this film. If you love the world, watch this film. You can do so at bit. ly/3lcL6VA. Scott Brinton is the Herald Community Newspapers’ executive editor and an adjunct professor at the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication. Comments about this column? SBrinton@liherald.com.

Dog days of the 2020 pandemic election

s we go to press, Major and Champ are heading to the White House. Apparently, Joe and Jill Biden will be moving in, too, on Inauguration Day, but the big news is that dogs are back in the people’s house. This dog whistle is sweet: the presence of the Bidens’ two German shepherds speaks to the humanity of their owners. Also at press time, the current occupant of the White House has not yet conceded RAndi the election and is kReiSS launching lawsuits like North Korean missiles. They seem just as likely to plummet into oblivion. This traumatic election of 2020 unfolds in the midst of a catastrophic pandemic, with more than 100,000 people a day getting infected with Covid-19. The entire election experience, not to mention the past four years, has been an unraveling of norms. The pollsters suggesting a big “blue wave” couldn’t have been more wrong. Basically they were telling us the earth

was flat and we nearly sailed over the edge. There was no such wave. It seems as if every person who voted for President Trump last time voted for him again. His supporters are still believers, which speaks to our great national divide. The voting went smoothly, but the counting has been excruciatingly slow. At press time, Joe Biden is the president-elect, but there are recounts ahead for Senate seats. We will have a new government in a couple of months. Probably. In this time of uncertainty, what can we know and count on for sure, no matter what? What is your life preserver? With my kids far away, my grandkids disembodied voices on the phone and friends scattered to their personal pods, my lifesaver has been my dog, Lillybee. I know she is my husband’s comfort as well. That is not to take away from us as a couple, but Lillybee is another category of loving companion. As it turns out, dogs can save us from ourselves, from the pain of isolation and the tension of being inside and outside bubbles. I’m sure you know as many people as I do who’ve become first-time dog

owners since the onset of the pandemic. According to what I’ve read, the demand for dogs far exceeds the supply. Animal shelters, private breeders and pet stores are reporting unprecedented demand. People are hiring people to fly new puppies to them. Some shelters are reporting dozens of applications for individual dogs. Some breeders are reporting waiting lists well into 2021. Dogs fill the void created by lost jobs and lost school days and lost opportunities to socialize. As people realize the pandemic won’t be over anytime soon, they’re changing travel and spending habits. They’re longing for emotional connection, and that’s where dogs do what they have always done: give special meaning to life. All the clichés of unconditional love and friendship are true. Of course, shelter directors are hoping that people remain as faithful to their dogs as the dogs are to them. When the pandemic ends and political life calms down and people go back to school and work, dogs will still need their people for food and companionship and love. Dogs are pretty happy these days. It’s a

ajor and Champ will be moving into the White House with Joe and Jill.

great life. Everyone is home! There’s always someone to play with. There will be a big adjustment for dogs and humans alike when pandemic restrictions are lifted. I’ve noticed that Lillybee is increasingly attached, following us from room to room, and also more anxious, picking up on our vibes. I took her to the puppy park yesterday and, like a toddler in preschool, she sat behind my legs and wouldn’t play with the other kids. When we get our mojo back, I expect she will, too. It’s a sign of our national health and well-being that Major and Champ will be moving in to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. On a personal note, I’m relieved that they’ll be bringing Joe and Jill. The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, author of the collection “Dog Songs,” wrote this tribute: Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs? Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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