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Holocaust survivor speaks at South Side and forced to sleep in a cemetery. After a few days, they moved into an attic with some other Rosalie Lebovic Simon, a families. “Living conditions there were Holocaust survivor from what was then-Czechoslovakia and most difficult — especially liswho now lives in Floral Park, tening to the cries of hungry visited South Side High School children,” Simon recounted. last week to talk with students “They did not provide any food about her experiences and the for us. We only had the little bit reported increase in antisemi- of food we brought from home, but at least we had a tism on Long Island. roof over our Simon was the heads.” youngest of six chilShe recalled dren. When she was walking down the 11, she was expelled street one day when from school and a man suddenly required to wear a stopped her, proyellow star, to identiduced a pair of scisfy her Jewish heri- RosAlIE sors and cut her tage. In April 1944, lEBoVIC sIMoN hair. “I cried and during Passover, her Holocaust survivor screamed,” Simon family was told to and author said, “but he would pack up their not stop until all my belongings and ordered to leave their home in hair was cut off.” Eight weeks later, her family Teresva, located in present-day was transported in a cattle car to Ukraine. “The next day, we each packed the Nazi concentration camp our own bags of clothes and fam- Auschwitz-Birkenau. There, she ily pictures,” Simon told an audi- and her mother were separated ence of South Side seniors. “We from her father, her four sisters left our house in tears, leaving and her brother. Simon was considered too behind all of our life-saving possessions and wondering if we young for labor, and her mother, are ever coming back to our who was 45 at the time, was considered too old, so they were put home again.” Her family was deported to an into a line for the gas chamber. overcrowded ghetto in Hungary, Continued on page 11
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Friends of Mercy have a ball Joseph Lanzetta, left, was presented with the Sister Mary Nadine Casey CIJ Award for his efforts to honor the values of Mercy Hospital and its founders. Joining him are John J. Joyce of Rockville Centre, who received the Theodore Roosevelt Award for Outstanding Public Service, and Francis A. Keating, III, of Rockville Centre, who received the Bishop John R. McGann Lifetime Achievement Award, at the 87th annual Mercy Ball on Saturday night.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre has made what it says is its “best and final proposal” toward a settlement with the more the 600 people who accused the church of child sexual abuse. In question is the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection the diocese filed three years ago, with church officials saying they are willing to amend its reorganization plan to compensate those victims through a $200 million fund the church would set up. This particular offer isn’t new. In fact, it was
made last February, entitling victims to a minimum cash payment of $100,000 for some lawsuits, while others would receive an immediate cash payment of $50,000. The proposed payout is the largest settlement offer made in any diocesan case to date, according to church spokesman, Sean Dolan — both on a total payout and per-claimant basis. “Further litigation will delay compensation for all survivors,” Dolan said, in a release. It also “may result in unfair compensation for many survivors, and could ultimately leave some survivors with no compensation at all. Instead of continuing to fund lawyers’ fees, this money is Continued on page 19
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D’Esposito honors RVC small businesses U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito stopped by four businesses in Rockville Centre on Small Business Saturday to present them with a citation. “Local business is the lifeblood of NY-04 communities,” D’Esposito said in a statement. During his stay, the Congressman paid a visit to Polka Dot Pound Cake,
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U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito presented Lisa Umansky, the owner of Polka Dot Pound Cake on N. Long Beach Road and president of the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce, with a citation on Small Business Saturday.
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Friends of Mercy host the 87th annual Mercy Ball By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com
More than 400 people gathered at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury on Saturday, Dec. 2, for the Friends of Mercy Hospital’s 87th annual Mercy Ball. Each year, three honorees are selected by the Friends of Mercy Hospital based on their ongoing commitment to improve and advance the level of care provided by Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital. In recognition of his years of dedication, support and community service, the Friends of Mercy Hospital presented this Joseph Lanzetta, left, is joined by Sister Mary year’s Bishop John R. McGann Louise Kelly to receive the Sister Mary Nadine Lifetime Achievement Award to Casey CIJ Award for his efforts to honor the Francis A. Keating, III, of Rockvalues of the hospital and its founders. ville Centre. “It was a great experience,” Keating said. “Mercy has been a major part of our lives for years.” Keating has been involved with Mercy Hospital since 1984, when his wife, Kristine, joined the Nursing Department while she was a student at Molloy College, and together they began attending all of the Friends of Mercy events in 1994. Five years later, in 1997, he was appointed to the Board of Sponsors and in 1999 was elected to serve as its secretary. He was later elected to the Mercy Hospital Board of Trustees, which he served from June 2000 through September 2006. He later went on to serve a one-year term as the President of the Friends of Mercy organization, during which time, he was instrumental in being the first president in history to accept female honor guard nominations to the Mercy John J. Joyce receives Theodore Roosevelt Ball. Award for Outstanding Service during the “When Mike Boranian, the president 87th annual Mercy Ball on Saturday. of the Friends of Mercy, called me and said I was selected to be the Bishop Throughout his years of service, McGann Lifetime Achievement Award Joyce has taken on many challenges recipient this year, I was ecstatic,” Keat- while maintaining pivotal roles at critiing said. “To get (the award) the year cal times for the hospital, including two after the Mayor, with all that he has years as president of the Friends of done, it was easy to floor me.” Mercy. In addition to his work with the His impact on the organization, howFriends of Mercy, Keating has been ever, goes far beyond his service in leadinvolved in a wide range of community ership roles. He helped spearhead the activities and events with the Chami- effort to grant the Friends of Mercy taxnade High School Alumni Association, exempt status as a nonprofit and facilithe St. Agnes Elementary School tated the creation of a Strategic PlanFather’s Club and the Rockville Centre ning framework for community outLittle League. reach on behalf of the hospital. This year, the Friends of Mercy HosJoseph Lanzetta came to Mercy Hospital also honored John J. Joyce of pital 14 years ago, after a storied 40-year Rockville Centre, who was presented career in the telecommunications induswith the Theodore Roosevelt Award for try. He began as the manager of Human Outstanding Public Service for his Resources and now serves as the hospiunwavering dedication and tireless tal’s director of Planning. effort with the Friends of Mercy, and His recognition as the recipient of Joseph Lanzetta of Malverne, who was the Sister Nadine Casey award is well presented with the Sister Mary Nadine deserved, not only for his individual Casey CIJ Award for honoring the val- contributions to the hospital, but for the ues of the hospital and its founders. positive impact he has on the collective
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Michael Boranian, left, president of the Friends of Mercy, presents the prestigious Bishop John R. McGann Lifetime Achievement Award to Frank Keating of RVC.
The band, Current Affair, provided the musical entertainment for the evening. effort of the hospital staff. His focus on teamwork, support and knowledge sharing sets a commendable example for fostering a collaborative and thriving work atmosphere. Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital was founded in 1913 by the Nursing Sisters of the Congregation of the Infant Jesus, and has remained devoted to the charitable care of the underserved throughout the surrounding communities. Over the last 87 years, the Friends of Mercy organization has proudly supported their mission to deliver passionate medical care in an ever-changing cli-
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The Art Studio in Rockville Centre, which has been connecting the dots between art and education for more than 20 years, is inviting the community to interact with the talented artists at its second annual The Wonder Wall Holiday Art Fair on Sunday, Dec. 10. Danielle Barbaro, the owner of The Art Studio, is a self-proclaimed “Jill-of-all-trades,” who took over the business from its founder Meryl Cittadino in March 2022. Through her experience as a former schoolteacher in New York City and her vast collection of artwork, which spans across a spectrum of different mediums, Barbaro was the perfect fit for the thriving fine arts studio. Zahra Rizvi, the studio’s manager, said the business has “a lot more organization” since Barbaro took ownership last year. “Danielle has that art education background,” Rizvi said. “It was a massive and wonderful change when Danielle took over.” And that appreciation is mutual, according to Barbaro, who described Rizvi as a gift, saying that she felt the studio wouldn’t exist without her efforts. Angelica Zampini, one of the studio’s teachers, said she found a job at The Art Studio from one of her professors during her last semester at Molloy University. She wants to pursue art therapy, and the studio gives her a chance to combine the experiences of teaching art and working with kids. “I’m learning the ins and outs of how to deal with kids that don’t listen right away, and kids that do listen that are very passionate,” Zampini said. “It’s nice because I haven’t even worked here a year, but I know I have connections with these kids.” The Art Studio offers classes for students of all ages,
how, at just 17 years old, she had wanted to own an art studio. So, when she learned that The Art Studio — where Chan’s daughter took classes — was up for sale, she notified Barbaro, who jumped at the opportunity. “I don’t like the idea of gate-keeping,” Barbaro said. “Art is for everyone, from all walks of life. No matter what, my philosophy is, you’ll take away something. It’s a place for you to grow wherever your growth is supposed to be.” While her teaching style can be considered unconventional, she has managed to create what her students and teachers consider to be a safe haven for expression. “There’s something about this place that makes them keep coming,” Rizvi said. “I think this has become a very comfortable and safe place for people to be creative.” In the spirit of the holiday season, the studio created The Wonder Wall, an affordable holiday art fair, designed to encourage shoppers to purchase locally-made artwork as presents for their loved ones. Prices range from $50 to $200 and all of the artwork on display will be available for purchase through Dec. 17. “It’s a great opportunity for people who are art-minded to get to see art in an art space,” Barbaro said. “You get to meet like-minded people, new people.” Although the studio offers a wide range of classes for all ages, the event is strictly for adults to exhibit their artwork. During the event, prizes from local business sponsors and artwork from Barbaro, herself, will be raffled off. All of the proceeds from the entry fees will be donated to charity. The second annual Wonder Wall Holiday Art Fair will take place on Sunday, Dec. 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Art Studio, 221 N. Long Beach Road in Rockville Centre. For more information about the event, lessons, or the artist community visit TheArtStudioRVC.com.
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Kanter Freedom pushes for food donations Long Island Cares, says the food bank and services have been seeing the most people in need since the coronavirus pandemic. “Already, we know that there are 230,000 people on Long Island struggling to get food onto their table,” he said. “Now were looking at numbers closer to 300,000 and 325,000. And that includes 65,000 children.” A lot of that growth has come from the higher cost of food, Pachter added, with the average shopping basket being 35 to 40 percent more expensive than what it was even a couple years ago. Those looking to donate can drop food at:
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Enes Kanter Freedom wants to pay forward his positive experience of becoming an American citizen by feeding the hungry in Nassau County. And Emily Austin — an online personality and Hewlett Harbor resident — plans to do the same. The former New York Knicks player and Austin joined Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman recently to launch the annual food drive in collaboration with the Harry Chapin Food Bank from Long Island Cares. “We’re very happy to have all of us here today, talking about people who are struggling paycheck-to-paycheck, who might not have the ability to have hot meals and good meals during this holiday season,” Blakeman said. Austin and Kanter Freedom are ready to do their part, using their large social media platforms to make it happen. “I have a huge following now, especially with the social media and the apps and the kids out there, following me and idolizing me,” said Kanter Freedom, who moved to the United States as a teenager from Turkey, and became a citizen in 2021 “I think it’s important to put the right message out there. My one message for everybody is have some empa-
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Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, left, joined other local personalities like Emily Austin, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip and Long Island Cares chief Paule Pachter calling on neighbors to donate to the Holiday Food Drive through Dec. 15. thy, have some sympathy. Don’t only look at your table. Think about other people — what they’re going through — and try to help people in-need.” Austin had a similar message to share. “It took me many years to actually understand that there are people in this world — let alone in Nassau County and
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Herald’s latest senior health expo is a hit By Alexa Anderwkavich The O’Connell Gardens in Oceanside hosted the Herald’s Health & Beyond Expo on Nov. 16 — the last expo this year. This community-favorite event featured more than 35 businesses and service providers sharing their expertise with Long Island residents. HearingLife conducted free hearing examinations. Mount Sinai South Nassau provided free blood pressure tests. And, thanks to Parker at your Door, Parker Jewish Institute Mobile Vaccination Station there was to provide free Covid-19 and flu vaccines. Attendees enjoyed snacks and coffee, as well as panel discussions led by Lori Berger, sales director for Herald Community Newspapers, who cracked a few jokes. Panelists included Lauren Block from Vishnick McGovern Milizio, Ana Arevalo from CenterLIght Health System, Jill Wasser from the state’s public service department, and Pablo Rendon from Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare & Rehabilitation. Guests received goody bags filled with the expo’s special section, keepsakes, and valuable take-home materials. Raffle prizes included tickets to “The Play That Goes Wrong” as well as “Illuminate NY,” a half-dozen cookies from Chip City Oceanside, gift certificate for a dozen bagels from Cino’s Hot Bagels, and manicurepedicure — or just manicure — gift certificate from Ivy Nail & Spa. The first 175 guests received a packaged lunch thanks to Bagel Boss of Hewlett, complete with a wrap — choice of Caesar salad, veggie tuna and egg salad — coleslaw and a pickle. The expo’s success was made possible by Silver Sponsors: Long Beach Rehabilitation and Assisted Living (Cassena Care), Aetna, New York State Department of Public Services, Centerlight Healthcare, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation, Silver Lining Homecare, and Vishnick McGovern Milizio, as well as the gift bag sponsor, Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Both guests and vendors eagerly anticipate the next expos to take place in 2024. Stay up to date with upcoming events, webinars and expos at RichnerLive.com. For more information about senior health expos — or to become a sponsor or vendor — contact Amanda Marte at (516) 569-4000, Ext. 219, or at amarte@ liherald.com.
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Pablo Rendon, Dennis Perez and Betsy Pierre-Louis from Parker Jewish Institute were providing free Covid-19 and flu vaccines to those attending the recent Herald Health & Beyond Expo in Oceanside.
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The ‘Evens’ came to level the playing field This Thanksgiving, while families gathered together to enjoy a delicious meal in the company of loved ones, filling their stomachs with delicious turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes, more than 50 former South Side lacrosse players were gearing up for another holiday tradition in the Rockville Centre community. Coach Steve DiPietro, the head coach of the boys’ varsity lacrosse team since 2008, first organized the South Side alumni lacrosse game in 2018 as a way to celebrate more than 30 years of the boys’ lacrosse program at South Side High School. Each year, just after the Thanksgiving holiday, for mer Cyclones teammates go head-to-head in a fulllength regulation exhibition match, ending in sudden-death overtime to determine who will take home the championship belt and bragging rights as the winning team. Ross Farber/Herald photos This year was no different. South Side graduates going as far back as Even-year graduates were victorious in winning the belt during the 5th annual alumni game. 1994 all took to the turf field on FriLast year, the odd-year team managed death overtime with the final goal day, Nov. 24, for some friendly comteam we built. It’s a really special event to pull of a win in a high scoring event, scored by Steve Serling with the class of every year.” petition. The two teams were divided up by the ending 11-10 in overtime. This year, how- 2006. “We had a great turnout this year,” DiPietro said. “It’s always great to see year they graduated, pitting the odds ever, the evens changed the tide to defeat the defending champions in sudden –Daniel Offner all the alumni come together and the against the evens.
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St. Agnes hosts the 2023 Rudolph Run The grounds of the St. Agnes Cathedral School were transformed into a lively spectacle on Saturday morning as hundreds of eager students from Kindergarten to 6th grade gathered for the highly anticipated 3rd annual Rudolph Run. This festive event, proudly presented by the St. Agnes Mothers’ Club, has become a cherished tradition that not only promotes physical activity but also fosters a sense of community and holiday spirit among participants. Dressed in a variety of warm, cozy outfits adorned with festive holiday costumes and decorations, the students brought an extra layer of joy to the event, while still sporting their running shoes in preparation for the start of the one-mile Christmas-themed course around the school. Excited youngsters dashed off at the start, weaving through the course as parents and spectators were equally caught up in the merriment as they cheered on the young runners. The event also included music, hot cocoa stations, reindeer activities, and special guests Santa and Mrs. Claus, who stopped by from the North Pole to present each of the runners with a special medal for completing the course. –Daniel Offner
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Eamon O’Hara, 11, Brendon Whley (Christmas tree) 13, Kevin Whaley, 13, Owen Murray (Rudolph) 13, Connor Flatley, 11, John Friedermann, 11, and Jack Cameron, 11 dressed the part with their inflatable costumes for the 2023 Rudolph Run. Fifth graders are ready to start the race.
Cassidy Durnan, 13, Lily Shanley, 13, and Faith Friedermann, 13, came prepared for the Rudolph Run at the St. Agnes Cathedral School on Saturday.
Santa and Mrs. Claus pay a visit to the St. Agnes Cathedral School to present medals to the participants in this year’s Rudolph Run.
First and second grade students lead off the start of the 2023 Rudolph Run.
Third graders take off from the starting line.
Students discuss Israel and antisemitism They tried to get out of the line, but SS guards stopped them. During the commotion, Simon managed to escape, but she never saw her mother again. She later learned that her 13-year-old brother had also died in the gas chamber. “It is now 80 years later,” she said, “and the memories of them and how they died remains an everlasting pain in my heart.” Simon was later reunited with her sisters in the barracks where they lived in squalid conditions with no food or water. One day, they were forced to line up to be examined by Dr. Josef Mengele, who would decide whether they were fit to do physical labor or would go to the gas chamber. Simon once again found herself facing death, and once again managed to escape, thanks to a young woman who sacrificed her life to help Simon escape with her sisters. She would later write about her experience in the camp, as well as the labor camps in which Jews were forced to make munitions for the Nazi forces, in her memoir, “Girl in a Striped Dress.” In 1945, near the end of World War II, Simon was among those who were liberated by American troops, and she reunited with her father. They returned to Prague, only to find their community desolate. She would later move to the United States, where she settled in Baltimore. Her South Side listeners, captivated by her story, were eager to ask about her experience, and about the rise in antisemitism today. Simon’s message was a simple one. “To have hate is such a terrible thing,” she told the students. “Hate is poison. It doesn’t serve any purpose.” She advised the young people to speak up whenever there is injustice, and to tell the world about it.
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Holocaust survivor rosalie Lebovic Simon talking with South Side students about her experiences, the rise in antisemitism on Long island, and the israel-Hamas war. Cynthia Vitere, South Side’s History Department facilitator, said she wanted students to hear Simon’s story, and to actively engage in a discussion about the Holocaust and antisemitism in the world today. “I think it’s really important for kids,” Vitere said. “We spend so much time looking at historical texts, movies and documents. It’s different when you actually see someone and hear their testimony.” The seniors had thought-provoking questions not only about Simon’s experience, but also about what is going on in the world now. “Given all the challenges, the rise of authoritarianism around the world, the rise of hate in the United States, I think it’s really important for the kids to not just hear bad stories, but stories of resiliency and stories of hope,”
Vitere said. “That she could come out of a moment like that and not be destroyed by the resentment and the hate, but turn to love. You don’t hear enough of those stories.” Rockville Centre, like communities across the country, has seen its share of antisemitic incidents in recent years. The Proud Boys, a neo-fascist militant organization deemed an extremist hate group by the Anti-Defamation League, marched through village streets in October 2021 and May 2022. And at a village board meeting in April 2022, a resident complained about a large menorah on the front lawn of the Chabad of Rockville Centre, and said she was concerned that the Orthodox Jewish community was moving into the neighborhood. The village has since passed a law codifying the community’s stance against such hatred with its adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism: “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred towards Jews.” The South Side seniors also asked Simon about her views on Israel, and the protests focusing on its war with Hamas. “Hamas wants to wipe out Israel,” she said. “Why can’t we finally have a country? We had no place to go in the 1940s and no country would let us in, so (the Nazis) took us and they killed us. But had we had a country like we do now, a lot of Jews would have been saved, because we would have had a place to go.” Simon said that if what took place in Israel on Oct. 7 were to happen anywhere else in the world, that country would have likely fought back, as Israel has. “It’s a very complicated topic,” Vitere said. “As educators, it’s very challenging to address these issues. But it’s important, and necessary. And you can’t do it alone — you have to do it in a supported way, and I think bringing Rosalie here is a real expression of our support to do that.”
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Laurie Berkner remains at the forefront of the kids music scene. And she’s ready to share some holiday cheer with her fans — as only she can. Everyone will have a jolly good time when Berkner visits Long Island to ring in the holidays, next Sunday, Dec. 17, Creative on The Paramount stage. advocacy
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“I’m so excited to be heading back to The Paramount,” Berkner enthuses. “I love playing there, and the energy in the room is always so high and will be filled with the joy of the season.” Her upcoming show is one of her first live performances of tunes from her newest holiday album ”Another Laurie Berkner Christmas.” She’ll sing “I Live Inside a Snowglobe (Shake It Up)” and other new songs, along with such classic favorites as “Deck the Halls” and “Holly Jolly Christmas.” The rest of the program features traditional and original holiday songs that fans know and love, including “Jingle Bells,” “Candy Cane Jane” and “The Dreidel Song.” Of, course, a Laurie Berkner concert always includes an array of her greatest hits, such as “We Are Bloom but instead, I started singing By Karen WHERE the Dinosaurs” and “Waiting for the Elevator,” and she’ll ‘Marco has a pig on his deliver. Plus, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of her head.’ Then all the kids Can art album, change the world? question WHEN “Buzz Buzz,” she’ll sing theIt’s title a track to that as grabbed toy animals and well that family favorite, “Pig on Her Head.” put them on their heads, ••Sunday, 11 a.m. that’s beenBerkner at the focusfamilies of our collective SaturdayDec. and17, Sunday, noon-4 has delighted for more than 25 and I started singing to all of • $20.50-$88.50, plus p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, years with her creative and catchy tunes. With 15 them.” applicable fees; available culture for albums centuries. Now society — and more on the as way — she proudly Berkner went on to 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Ticketmaster.com or retains her title as the “Queen of Kindie Rock.” record the song, now a •ParamountNY.com Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, navigates the The complexities modern first recording artist of to perform in musiclife, concert staple. South Campus, Hempstead. • The Paramount, 370 New videos on Nick Jr., her original songs, music “It’s turned into this big, For information and to RSVP, York Ave., Huntington art as a path forbooks social change is at the videos, (along three original off-Broadway physical interactive element call (516) 463-5672, or visit are seemingly everywhere — including in my shows,” she adds. Hofstra.edu/museum forefront ofmusicals) artistic expression. NBCUniversal’s “Sprout House,” and the Laurie Not only are “animals on Berkner Band’s YouTube channel. heads,” but they’re also in everyone’s hearts. One dollar Being inspired kids made for an “easy” of each ticket sold will be donated to Little Shelter “When We All Stand,” Hofstra UniversitybyMuseum of Art’s new exhibition, examines transition her rock band days, according to Animal Rescue. the collective power of the arts in from society. Berkner, also a former preschool music teacher. Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and For families who can’t snag concert tickets, be She pivoted to her full-time career as a children’s sure to enjoy some holiday magic at home. Berkner’s collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence. performer when she saw the impact her latest YouTube Christmas special features many of her “It highlights the vital role “kindie” that artistssongs havehad in activating not only democratic on kids, butvalues that holiday songs. She also releases a free show about once promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,”a month on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. In the the parents, too. Giordano says. “Artists often lead the charge and expose thatofmay “I had this truths moment like,otherwise be new year, there may also be some new music to keep a ignored. The artists in this exhibition take a standthis andiscall outI injustices through theirlookout art what want to do for. with my life. That’s how “I’m always recording some new music,” Berkner and activism on issues such as immigration, gender, reproductive rights, mass incarceration, I want tolled. spend it.”all combine thehints. voting rights, racial bias, gun violence, and promises unfulfi They making Berkner still of art with public service that has a grassroots approach in the hope of mobilizing their A sequel for the musical “Interstellar Cinderella” — channels her rocker’sand inspire others one communities and the nation to ignite movement, create awareness, to of Berkner’s theatre projects — is in the works as passion to all she does. well. stand with them.” “I bring that rock sensibility to my Her goal remains strengthening those family This exhibit, which runs through Julyand 28, in is in Hofstra’s shows myconjunction songs,” shewith says. connections. 13th presidential conference on the Barack presidency coming up in April. She Obama encourages her audience “I think it’s hard when you’re parents — or even “We were interested in the ideato that theout artist hasher, a civic responsibility,” says rock with moving their kids — trying to get kids to do things,” she says. “It’s museum director Karen Albert. “The initial idea exhibition was inspired by not easy for them, especially if you are working, or have bodies, all for thethis while with plenty of an Obama Administration White Houselaughter. briefing that took place on May 12, 2009, more than one child.” She attributes heradministration success where more than 60 artists and creative organizers met with officials to She strives to make her 75-minute shows a time of to build listening to kids and being discuss the collective power of the arts to community, create change, and charttogetherness. reminded of what shecivic liked when “I want this to be a space where a whole family can a pathway for national recovery in the areas of social justice, participation and she was younger. come and parents can relax and enjoy the music while activism.” “’Pig on Her Head’ I wrote the kids feel totally engaged and want to be there,” To that end, unlike other recent exhibits thatI taught showcased the because music atmuseum’s day care. she said..”They leave with that happy positive memory permanent collection, Giordano reachedWhen out toI contemporary who loaned together.” walked in one artists day and the museum their selected works. Some 36 are onto view — one representing wepieces were about start, As always, Berkner instructs her fans (reminder all media — from Emma Amos, Molly Crabapple and the Equal kid, Marco, looked at Justice me andInitiative, really not needed) to “bring your dancing shoes and a thenHank put aWillis toy pig on hisand head. I stuffed animal for your head.” Get ready to join in the For Freedoms, Miguel Luciano, Michele Pred, Thomas, Sophia could have been a disciplinarian, holiday spirit and sing along. Victor. “The way our climate is now, this exhibit could not be more timely than at this moment,” Albert adds. Among the highlights, she points to the series of prints from the
The holiday spirit bursts forth with music that embodies the beauty of the season, Celtic style. Now in their 38th year, Cherish the Ladies continues to delight audiences, under the leadership of All-Ireland flute and whistle champion Joanie Madden — named by The Irish Voice as one of the Top 25 most influential Irish Americans of the past quarter-century. The decades have included world tours, concerts at the White House and the Olympics, and numerous critically acclaimed albums, including their Emmy award-winning special, ‘An Irish Homecoming,’ on PBS. Their spectacular blend of virtuoso instrumental talents, glorious vocals, captivating arrangements, and lively step dancing demonstrates their ability to take the best of Irish traditional music and dance, and put it forth in an immensely entertaining show.
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Sunday, Dec. 10, p.m. $47, Pat7McGann is quickly rising as $41, $37. Jeanne Rimsky of the sharpest stand-ups on th Theater at Landmark MainA relative lateco comedyonscene. Street, 232 Main St., Port he began doing stan to comedy, Washington. (516) or up at767-6444 31 after realizing he was n LandmarkOnMainStreet.org. very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become t house emcee at Zanies Chicago where he distinguished himself especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father o three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening a for Sebastian Maniscalco, movin with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square ‘A Celtic Christmas’ Garden. McGann’s relatively sho but impressive resume, includes The Madison Theatre also celebrates Montreal’s famed the season Celtic-style. Enjoy someJust For Laugh Festival, Gilda’s The ’Celtic Christmas’ when A Taste LaughFest, of Great American Ireland visits Molloy University onComedy Festiva and more. McGann still calls its U.S. tour. Immerse yourself in Chicago home. the magnificence of the traditional Celtic landscape, and let the magic Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $ of Christmas in Saturday, Ireland transport $30, The Paramount, 370 you to a world full of$25. excitement New York Ave., Huntington. (80 and wonder, with energeticormusic 745-3000 Ticketmaster.com and dance that ParamountNY.com. embodies the festive season. Featuring a powerful mix of traditional tunes, heartfelt ballads and beloved carols, ‘Celtic Christmas’ combines dynamic rhythms and top Irish dancing talent for an evening of musical storytelling enhanced by Irish charm. Choreographed and produced by multiple national champion and star of Gaelforce Dance & Rhythms of Ireland, Brent Pace, and world champion/Lord of the Dance lead soloist Ceili Moore, this is a festive spectacular that leaves audiences wanting more. Yarn/Wire Now in its 18th year, Adelphi University’s ‘new music’ Sunday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m. Molloy welcomes Yarn/Wire. University, 1000series Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. For New York-based The intrepid tickets and information, visit piano-percussion quartet has MadisonTheatreNY.org, or call (516) forged a singular path with 323-4444. endlessly inventive collaboration commissions and performances that have made a significant contribution to the canon of
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The soulful pop singer-songwriter visits the Landmark stage on her first solo tour, Saturday, dec. 16, 8 p.m. Like so many of music’s most essential singer-songwriters, Emily King has a near-magical gift for digging into life’s deepest sorrows and uncovering unexpected beauty and illuminating truth. Since the arrival of her Grammy Awardnominated full-length debut album East Side Story, the New York City-bred artist has brought ever-evolving levels of depth and nuance to her songwriting, rooting each revelation in her mesmerizing blend of soul and R&B and forward-thinking pop. On her latest (fourth full length) album Special Occasion, King shares a real-time exploration of the endless dimensions of heartbreak — an inquiry informed by the end of her romantic relationship. King and longtime producer Jeremy Most (Grammy nominated producer and multi-instrumentalist) collaborated closely on every track for an intimate and infinitely enchanting look at the ways we love, grieve, and eventually stumble toward a greater sense of self-understanding. Her lush and polished vocals serve as the perfect vehicle for her carefully crafted compositions. With pop, rock and those R&B influences, King has quickly become a favorite among fellow musicians and fans alike. $48, $38, $33. Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street, 232 Main St., Port Washington. (516) 767-6444 or LandmarkOnMainStreet.org.
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Family theater It’s a beautiful sunny summer day in the meadow. Leo Lionni’s beloved children’s books come to life, in “Frederick,” on the Long Island Children’s Museum stage, Friday, dec. 8, 10:15 a.m. and noon; Saturday, dec. 9, 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; also Tuesday through Thursday, dec. 12-14, 10:15 a.m. and noon. Mouse friends Nellie, Sunny, Baby, Ernest, and Frederick are playing their musical instruments and having fun singing, until a leaf falls from the sky — autumn is here! Winter will be coming soon. All the mice get to work gathering supplies for winter, except, where is Frederick? He is gathering supplies, too, in his own unique way. With toe-tapping Americana music inspired by bluegrass, gospel, and folk, Frederick is an engaging, energetic story about the power of the arts, community, and that no mouse gets left behind. $10 with museum admission ($8 members), $14 theater only. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
Nassau County Museum of Art’s latest exhibition, “Our Gilded Age,” examines the appearances and the realities of an era that mirrors our own in many ways. Like the nation’s economy, American art and literature flourished during the Gilded Age. It was an exuberant age of excess with its own secret flaws, including widespread fraud. The art of John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Louis Comfort Tiffany and others adorned palatial residences designed by Stanford White and Ogden Codman Jr., architect of the museum’s own quintessential Gilded Age mansion. Drawing heavily upon the local literary history of Long Island, including William Cullen Bryant, Mark Twain (who named the Gilded Age), Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton and others, the exhibition will include paintings, fashion, decorative arts including period silver and china, photographs, manuscripts, first editions and other historic memorabilia. The “Upstairs, Downstairs” approach to the life of a country house brings to life not only the storied conspicuous consumption for which the Gilded Age was infamous, but also the real lives of these many individuals who maintained the palatial estates where that lifestyle was enjoyed. On view through March 10. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.
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A Motown Christmas
The Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce’s annual Snowman Hunt returns to the village, through Dec. 23. The community-wide scavenger hunt is open to kids 12 and younger. Participants can pick up a map from any participating businesses. For each snowman found, you will receive a stamp. Those who collect all of the stamps will be entered into a drawing for a shot at a gift certificate. For more information visit RockvilleCentreChamberOfCommerce.com.
Plaza Theatricals invites everyone to celebrate the holidays in true Motown style, Sunday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m. Enjoy an afternoon of soulful tunes, joyful dancing and nostalgic vibes at an electrifying Motown holiday party. Get ready to groove, spread the festive cheer, and make unforgettable memories. Performance is at the Elmont Library Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont. $35, $30 seniors. Elmont. For tickets, visit PlazaTheatrical.com or call (516) 599-6870.
Winter FUNderland Epilepsy Foundation Long Island hosts a holiday event for children with epilepsy and their families, Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. It’s open to children with epilepsy, their siblings and their parents. Pediatric neurologist Dr. Robin Varughese, with Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center, presents an educational lecture for parents. Kids can enjoy activities and meet others with epilepsy. Pizza and snacks will be served. The event is held at EPIC Long Island, 1500 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow. Pre-registration is required. Contact Janet Romeo at (516) 739-7733, option 1, Ext. 145, or email jromeo@ epicli.org.
Santa’s Workshop Families are invited to Molloy’s Public Square lobby, Saturday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., for crafts, music and pictures with Santa Claus, hosted by presented by Molloy Student Government. Cost is $5 per child or the donation of a new toy. All of the proceeds raised go to the John Theissen Children’s Foundation. 1000 Hempstead Ave.
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Let’s Skate Get ready to enjoy all the thrills of the snowy season, while staying warm and cozy as Long Island Children’s Museum’s popular “Snowflake Sock Skating rink returns, now through Jan. 7. Slip on “sock skates” and take a spin on the indoor rink, made from a high-tech synthetic polymer surface that lets kids slide around without blades. Kids can stretch, twirl and glide. As visitors step off the “ice” they can jump into winter dramatic play in Snowflake Village. Become a baker in the holiday sweet shop, step inside a giant snowman and serve up some hot cocoa, take a turn in the rink “ticket booth” and “warm up” around a rink side “fire pit.” Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden City. (516) 224-5800 or LICM.org.
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Old Westbury Gardens’ Westbury House offers a festive glimpse of early 20th century holiday merriment, before it closes for the winter, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9-10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Also Dec. 16-17. The “Christmas at Westbury House” celebration reflects what the festive season was like during those opulent decades of the early 1900s when the Phipps family lived there. The period rooms in which John S. Phipps — the eldest son of Henry Phipps, Andrew Carnegie’s partner at Carnegie Steel — and his family resided are impeccably decorated with wreaths, mantelpiece drapes, plenty of greenery, and other horticultural arrangements. Take a self-guided tour through Westbury House and view specially decorated rooms for the holidays, have cookies and cider on the West Porch and meet and take photos with Santa while listening to ambient holiday music. The gardens will also be open, along with other special holiday events, including Holiday Flute Choir concert, Dec. 10, 2 p.m., and Girl Scouts Chorus, Dec. 16, 1 p.m. $15, $13 ages 62+ and students, $8 ages 7-17. Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury. For information visit OldWestburyGardens.org or call (516) 333-0048.
Bird walk The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for another in its series of bird walks, at Mill Pond Park in Wantagh, Sunday, Dec. 10, starting at 9 a.m. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. The group will meet at the gazebo in the Park on the north side of Merrick Road, 4 blocks west of Wantagh State Parkway. To register, text your name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. No walk if rain or snow. Text regarding questionable weather. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org.
Menorah Lighting Ceremony Enjoy the Festival of Lights with the Village of Rockville Centre, as it hosts the annual Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony, at the Village Green Thursday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. Between Maple and Lee avenues.
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Long Island’s Top Chiefs inspire, innovate Inaugural event from RichnerLive, Herald Community Newspapers draws hundreds By Danielle Schwab Friends, family and colleagues gathered last week to honor the hard work and dedication of Long Island’s corporate and nonprofit leaders. There were more than 50 in all, representing nearly a dozen categories as part of the premiere Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island awards gala at the Heritage Club at Bethpage. Leaders were recognized in groups that included accounting and banking, development and real estate, education, entertainment and hospitality, health care, human resources, manufacturing, not-for-profit, technology, tourism, transportation, utilities and unions. “When you take a look of the list of honorees, it’s pretty good company,” said Marc Perez, president of Bank of America Long Island. “I’m excited about it.” Those were the kinds of sentiments shared by Jack Khzouz, chief executive of NICE buses, who has been with that organization since its beginning in 2012. “Of course, I feel great about getting honored tonight,” Khzouz said, “but it’s more about the team, what the team does, and how we’re able to help each other get things done. We have 850 employees and provide services for 70,000 residents a day.” Among the accounting and banking honorees was Renu Dalessandro, the chief marketing officer of Jovia Financial Credit Union. “It’s such a great opportunity to highlight and showcase the neighbors of Long Island and the influence that they have on the community,” she said. “It speaks volumes. I wish my daughters were here tonight because these are the kind of things I want to instill in them — a great work ethic, great leadership, and being appreciated for the work that they do.” Another winner, Steven Bush, leads Apple Bank as its chair, president and chief executive — an institution that just celebrated its 160th anniversary. “It’s been a crazy year,” he said, “but we’ve come through just fine. I think it goes to our very loyal, longstanding depositor base.” David Lyons, the interim president and chief operating officer of PSEG Long Island, says it was great to be recognized among utilities. “I’m very proud of the people here,” he said, “as well as my own accomplishments.” For many of the companies honored, the Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island is a chance to talk about exciting projects they have been working on. Ming Chiang, for example, is known for his leadership of Casual Home Worldwide. But made the trip out to Bethpage for another one of his companies, Biacomm — a zero-emissions industrial equipment startup. “We manufacture solar power generators,” he said. “We help with night construction, for fixing potholes and highways. The technology we have here uses a solar-powered alternative. We have a whole slew of other self-sustaining, high-tech products.” New technology is one of the keys to the foundation of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s success, according to its honored leader, Adhi Sharma. “We have so many excellent leaders on Long Island with such strong history that, to be included, is an honor,” he said. “As leaders, our role is to inspire, set goals and support our teams,” Michael Lessing, chief executive of Lessing’s Hospitality Group, told the honorees. “When teams are empowered, motivated and work together cohesively, they can push our organizations to new heights.” The dinner and award ceremony are reminders to the Long Island community about the people who support it. “Recognizing business leaders is not just about acknowledging the successes,” said Amy Amato, exec-
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It was truly a crowd last week honoring local leaders as part of the inaugural Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island awards gala at the Heritage Club at Bethpage.
Mark Stempel, left, of Blue Island Homes receives his award from Herald Community Newspapers publisher Stuart Richner. utive director of RichnerLive, which hosted the event with Herald Community Newspapers. “It’s about celebrating the driving force behind our local economy, and the innovation that shapes our community’s future.” The Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island was sponsored by Apple Bank, Lessing’s Hospitality Group, New York Cancer and Blood Specialists, Mount Sinai South Nassau, Biacomm, Douglas Elliman, and Prager Metis. Other sponsors included St. Joseph’s University, Jovia Financial Credit Union, Long Island Cares, PSEG Long Island, UBS Arena, PBI Payroll, New York Institute of Technology, The Guide Dog Foundation, American Vet Dogs, Hofstra University, Blue Island Homes, Nassau Inter-County Express, and Sands New York. To view the full list of honorees and photos, go to RichnerLive.com/chiefofficers.
Steven Bush of Apple Bank, gets his award from Stuart Richner.
Honoree Michael Lessing of Lessing’s Hospitality Group gives welcoming remarks.
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Zaki Hossain, left, joins James Lentini of Molloy University and Rahat Hossain, right, of Pintail Coffee, at the Herald Top Chief Officers of Long Island ceremony last week.
John Miller, left, of the Guide Dog Foundation takes a moment to say hello to Ming Chiang of Casual Home Worldwide and event gold sponsor Biacomm.
Antoinette Biordi was the host of this year’s Top Chief Officers of Long Island event at the Heritage Club.
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Marc Perez President of Bank of America Long Island.
Diane Walsh, left, and Marianna Mooney of Prager Metis CPAs.
Tom Bourgard, left, of Douglas Elliman, was one of the Top Chief Officers honorees.
Jack Khzouz, left, of NICE Bus, gets his award from Herald Community Newspapers publisher Stuart Richner.
Tracey Edwards of Sands New York, right, is handed her award by Richner.
David Lyons of PSEG Long Island.
Honoree Renu Dalessandro of Jovia Financial Credit Union.
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In 1998, as President of the American Psychological Association, Martin Seligman recognized that psychology was only addressing psychological “problems” such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, personality disorders, etc. Seligman became known as the father of positive psychology by proposing that psychology supplement its venerable goal with a new goal: exploring what makes life worth living and building and enabling conditions of a life worth living. Positive psychology’s content – happiness, flow, meaning, love, gratitude, accomplishment, growth, better relationships – constitutes human flourishing. Well-being is more than happiness, itself a somewhat vague term. The measures of well-being are (1) positive emotion (2) engagement (3) meaning (4) positive relationships, and (5) accomplishment. Seligman likens well-being to a “construct” like the weather. It has several measurable elements, each contributing to the “construct”, be it well-being or the
weather, but none alone being well-being or the weather itself. For the weather these are: temperature, humidity, wind speed, barometric pressure, and so on. For wellbeing, those who are the most positive, have the most engagement, and the most meaning in life are the happiest and have the most life satisfaction. Breaking down the elements, positive emotion relates closest to what we think of as happiness – a pleasant and satisfying life. Engagement corresponds to “being in the flow” or so absorbed in what you are doing that you lose sense of time and place. “Meaning” refers to serving something larger than oneself. Your writer has previously posited that if you’re feeling unhappy try doing something for someone else and, sure enough, Seligman writes “we scientists have found that doing a kindness produces the single most reliable momentary increase in well-being of any exercise we have tested.” “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” — Karl Barth
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infamous attack on the United States. The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at the Mill River Centennial Park Complex, on Chester Road, near Lister Park and Barasch Field. –Daniel Offner
Rockville Centre man arrested for robbery Detectives with the Nassau County injury to her left shoulder. The victim later discovered that the Police Department’s Fourth Precinct two $1 bills, displayed on the office arrested Stephen J. Jensen, 27, of desk, had been removed by Banks Avenue in Rockville Centre in connection with a the suspect before he fled the robbery that took place on scene. A short time later, Sunday, Dec. 3 in Oceanside. officers located Jensen and According to authorities, placed him under arrest. police responded to a disturFollowing the investigabance at Venom Beer and tion, Detectives recovered Convenience, at 230 Merrick both $1 bills from inside JenRoad in Oceanside, around sen’s left jacket pocket. 2:30 p.m. Jensen has been charged Officers were informed, with robbery, two counts of upon arrival, that Jensen Stephen J. JenSen assault, and criminal posseshad entered the store and sion of stolen property. He caused a disturbance. He was was arraigned at the First asked by a 27-year-old female employee District Court in Hempstead on Monto leave the store numerous times before day. he pushed her and threw a metal case at the victim causing her to suffer a minor –Daniel Offner
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Diocese, creditors settlement at an impasse
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roughly 40 percent of victims to move their claims off the federal docket and better spent compensating survivors.” The Diocese of Rockville Centre — back to state court. “The diocese has already made it the eighth largest in the nation — filed for bankruptcy in late 2020 after hun- clear that it is at the end of its resourcdreds of lawsuits were filed against it es,” Dolan said. “Contrary to assertions following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approv- that additional funds are available to increase settlements, no al of the Child Victims Act. independent Catholic orgaPassed in 2019, the law signizations are being offered nificantly extended the statreleases through the dioute of limitations on sexual cese’s proposed plan other abuse claims. than those that will particiLawyers for the diocese pate in funding the settleand the victims met with ment trusts.” Judge Martin Glenn ahead Should the creditors repof the church filing its resented by Stang continue amended proposal last week. to prolong or even dismiss “From the committee’s the case, Dolan says it will perspective, the plan they ensure payments to victims have filed is the same one will only go lower than the that we have said ‘no’ to,” Sean Dolan current settlement offer. James Stang, the attorney spokesman, “The diocese hopes that representing the victims Diocese of all parties — including surand other creditors, said. Rockville Centre vivors and their legal adviWhile the diocese has sors —will vote in favor of provided a lump sum of its total finances, Stang says church leaders the equitable and unprecedented offer in would need to disclose finances on a par- the plan,” Dolan said. “Survivors ish-by-parish basis in order to get the deserve compensation now, and the diosupport of his clients. In order for the cese’s charitable mission is more imporplan to move forward, the church would tant than ever in these uncertain times. need to get 75 percent of its creditors Both face a vulnerable and uncertain future if the plan is rejected.” represented by Stang to approve it. Mary McKenna, the New York state Yet, rejecting the plan may lead to the dismissal of the bankruptcy case, representative for the Survivors Netchurch officials said, potentially forcing work of those Abused by Priests, says
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he diocese has already made it clear that it is at the end of its resources.
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the diocese of rockville Centre hopes to move forward with what officials say is its ‘best and final’ offer toward a settlement with the more than 600 people who have made claims of sexual abuse against the church. if accepted, the church could pay out as much as $200 million. her organization is “extremely disappointed” the Rockville Centre diocese has refused to budge from its settlement offer. “It’s a slap in the face to the victims,” McKenna said. The diocese “spent $100
million fighting the victims, and offered them $100,000 if they want to quickly take a deal. “It doesn’t make sense. These children were raped, and their lives were destroyed. The damage is lifelong.”
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LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-I3, Plaintiff against - ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF SHARON SUSSMAN A/K/A SHARON M. SUSSMAN, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 5, 2023. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 2nd day of January, 2024 at 2:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York. Premises known as 25 Dartmouth St., Rockville Centre, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11570. (Section: 38., Block: 214, Lot: 29, 30) Approximate amount of lien $522,793.65 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 605283/2019. Mark S. Ricciardi, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 400 Meridian Centre Blvd, Ste 200 Rochester, NY 14618 Tel. 585/760-8218 For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832 Dated: October 27, 2023 During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale. 14340 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com
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LEGAL NOTICE Public Notice to Bidders Sealed Bids will be received by the Purchasing Department of the Village of Rockville Centre, One College Place, Room 204, Rockville Centre, New York 11570 for the matter stated below until 11:00 am prevailing time on DECEMBER 21, 2023 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The contract will be awarded as soon thereafter as practicable for: 2024 GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE Bid No. 2311DPW1(1095) The bid specifications can be obtained/examined on the Village’s website at www.rvcny.gov. Follow the link to the Purchasing Department. All prospective contractors are encouraged to schedule a site tour early during the week of December 11, 2023. Please contact Gwynne Feiner, via email only, at gfeiner@rvcny.us to confirm time, date, and your attendance. All questions should be directed to the Purchasing Department. Please contact Lisa Strazzeri via email only at lstrazzeri@rvcny.us. Questions must be submitted no later than DECEMBER 14, 2023.
Award of Contract will be made to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with applicable provisions of the law. The Village reserves the right to reject all bids or make such determination as in the best interests of the Village, as provided by law. Purchasing Department Lisa Strazzeri Purchasing Agent 516-678-9213 143595
LEGAL NOTICE Malverne Union Free School District Malverne, New York Legal Notice EXTERNAL AUDITING SERVICES Notice is hereby given that separate bids, submitted in sealed envelopes for EXTERNAL AUDITING SERVICES will be received on: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565 Malverne Administration Building Sealed bids are to be addressed to the attention of Christopher Caputo, Assistant Superintendent for Business, Malverne Union Free School District, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, New York 11565. All bids must be submitted to the Assistant Superintendent, on or before the date and time of opening in sealed envelopes, bearing on the outside the name and address of the bidder and the title of the bid in the lower left-hand corner. Contact Donna Fecht at dfecht@malverneschools. org for the RFP. The Board of Education reserves the right to award all or a part of this bid or to reject all bids or to make awards which are in the best interest of the school district. Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023 By Order of the Board of Education Malverne Union Free School District 143587 Place a notice by phone at 516-569-4000 x232 or email: legalnotices@liherald.com
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 Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 12/13/23 at 9:30 A.M. to consider the following applications and appeals: --------------------------------THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 9:30 A. M.
773/23. NR ROCKVILLE CENTRE - Ralph Temple, Variances, lot area occupied, side yard, side yards aggregate, maintain roof over open porch with deck above, attached to dwelling., N/s Coleridge Rd., 469’ W/o York Ct., a/k/a 415 Coleridge Rd. ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550. This notice is only for new cases in Rockville Centre 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/ 509/Board-of-Appeals The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/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. 143580
Mona Restifo O’Rourke, 91, of Mill became a legal secretary. She raised her Neck and Oyster Bay, formerly of Rock- daughters while working as an antiques ville Centre, died on Nov. 5, surrounded dealer and for Soleil in Locust Valley by her loving family. Beloved wife of for many years. She became a passionLawrence; loving mother ate real estate broker for of Laura Bridges WilkinLillian Phelps, then Henry son (James) of N.C., and Brady Realty, and lastly, Amy LaLone (Lance) of Piping Rock Associates MA, proud grandmother of until retiring at age 80. Daniel and Nathan Bridges, Mona was a volunteer fundSauleah Wilkinson, and raiser for Memorial Sloan Dylan, Alexander and Elsa Kettering, and a member of LaLone; and four greatOld Westbury Gardens and grandchildren. StepmothPlanting Fields Arboretum. er to Lawrence Jr. (ThereShe loved the beach, garsa) O’Rourke, Janet Millwadening, art, museums, the ter and William (Anne) theater, and music. Mona Mona Restifo O’Rourke, and many stepreveled in cooking and o’RouRke grandchildren and greatentertaining for friends grandchildren. and family, celebrating all Mona was born October holidays and traditions 4, 1932 in N.Y. to Elsa Lind Restifo of with great cheer and flare. Always a Goteborg, Sweden and Sebastian (Bar- creative artist, collector and designer, ney) Restifo of Limina, Sicily. A first- she never missed a yard, tag or estate generation American, she grew up in sale and was an avid thrift shopper. She Rockville Centre, N.Y. where she loved taking walks with the love of her enjoyed and fondly remembered her life, Larry. years and lifelong friends at South Side We will miss Mona’s energetic enthuHigh School. Mona graduated from siasm for life, giant smile and spirited Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School and joyous laugh.
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LEGAL NOTICE Malverne Union Free School District Malverne, New York Legal Notice EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES Notice is hereby given that separate bids, submitted in sealed envelopes for EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES will be received on: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565 Malverne Administration Building Sealed bids are to be addressed to the attention of Christopher Caputo, Assistant Superintendent for Business, Malverne Union Free School District, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, New York 11565. All bids must be submitted to the Assistant Superintendent, on or before the date and time of opening in sealed envelopes, bearing on the outside the name and address of the bidder and the title of the bid in the lower left-hand corner. Contact Donna Fecht at dfecht@malverneschools. org for the RFP. The Board of Education reserves the right to award all or a part of this bid or to reject all bids or to make awards which are in the best interest of the school district. Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023 By Order of the Board of Education Malverne Union Free School District 143586
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Notice is hereby given that separate bids, submitted in sealed envelopes for INTERNAL AUDITING SERVICES will be received on: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, NY 11565 Malverne Administration Building Sealed bids are to be addressed to the attention of Christopher Caputo, Assistant Superintendent for Business, Malverne Union Free School District, 301 Wicks Lane, Malverne, New York 11565. All bids must be submitted to the Assistant Superintendent, on or before the date and time of opening in sealed envelopes, bearing on the outside the name and address of the bidder and the title of the bid in the lower left-hand corner. Contact Donna Fecht at dfecht@malverneschools. org for the RFP. The Board of Education reserves the right to award all or a part of this bid or to reject all bids or to make awards which are in the best interest of the school district. Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023 By Order of the Board of Education Malverne Union Free School District 143588
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he world of politics has never been an oasis of peace and harmony. By its very nature, democracy is a clash of ideas fueled by ambition. It is not an arena for the faint of heart. As a practitioner of politics and government for more than 50 years, I’m no stranger to political intrigue and combat. But until recently, there was a degree of respect for the other side and for the system itself. There were unwritten lines that were understood and not often crossed. Nassau County politics can be as tough as it gets, but once the pETER debate or the campaign was KinG over, we almost always left the fight in the arena, and make it personal. Jerry Kremer, for instance, a fellow Herald columnist, was a staunch and powerful Democrat on Long Island and in the state, but I don’t think there was ever a harsh word between us. And there were Democrats such as Mayor Ed Koch and Sen. Joe Lieberman that I worked closely with on issues such as homeland security and combating antisemitism. Of course, the classic example of adversaries fighting hard during the day and having a drink after hours
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was the relationship between President Ronald Reagan and House Speaker Tip O’Neill. Today, that collegiality is almost nonexistent, even within the same party. Republicans who work with Democrats to find bipartisan solutions are labeled RINOS. Democrats who do the same are called sellouts, or worse. Kevin McCarthy forged a bipartisan agreement to keep the government open and was removed from he House speakership by his own party. A centrist Democrat like my friend Henry Cuellar, from Texas, who cooperates with Republicans on border security issues, faced a multi-million-dollar primary campaign in 2022, coordinated by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and “the Squad.” Trying to make sense of my life, I’m in the process of writing my memoirs, tentatively titled “The Road to God Knows Where,” and came to the chapter on my election to Congress in 1992. Going over my records of that campaign, I was reminded of how tough, hard-fought and close it was. My opponent was Steve Orlins, a millionaire businessman making his first run for office. I was in my third term as county comptroller. The county had a
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budget crisis, and Bill Clinton, heading the Democratic ticket, was running strong on Long Island. While I was better known than Orlins, that was a mixed blessing in a bad economy. Besides, Orlins had personal wealth that he used effectively against me, with a massive radio, television and direct-mail campaign. I won by just 3 percentage points. What stands out for me in retrospect, though, is that despite the fact that Orlins and I had serious policy differences across the board, there was no hostility between us during the entire campaign. The worst he said about me was that I was a prolife zealot who was responsible for the county’s fiscal woes, and my counter was that he was a liberal Manhattan millionaire who hadn’t voted in a number of elections, trying to buy a seat in Congress. Fair political comment on both sides. We had at least three televised debates without either of us raising our voice or pointing a finger. Similarly, last week I appeared with former Congressman Charlie Rangel on WABC-TV’s “At Issue” to discuss how, even though Charlie and I strongly disagreed on almost every major issue, we always worked together across the aisle on issues affecting New York, and had a
e haven’t had it since after 9/11. Instead, we and our leaders grow further apart.
strong friendship for many years. The fact that there was a Sunday show dedicated to showing that there was a time when two guys from the same state could actually get along and work together for their constituents indicates how far we’ve gone in the wrong direction. Then, two Sundays ago, Rosemary and I visited Bob Beckwith and his wife, Barbara, at their Baldwin home. Bob was the retired FDNY firefighter who stood with President Bush in the ruins of the World Trade Center on Sept. 14, 2001, in that inspiring moment when the president proclaimed, “The people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!” It may have been an accident of history that Bush chose Beckwith, but he couldn’t have picked anyone better — self-effacing, patriotic, dedicated. And as I spoke with Bob and thought back to those days and months after 9/11 when the American people were united, I realized that we haven’t had that sense of unity since. Instead, as crises loom larger, we and our leaders grow further apart. Let us do all we can to reverse this road toward perpetual division, and once again realize that we live in the world’s greatest nation and must work to preserve it that way. Peter King is a former congressman, and a former chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Comments? pking@ liherald.com.
A love and a smile beyond dementia
’ll never forget the last time I saw my stepmother, even though by then she’d already forgotten me. It was last year in the Florida hospice center Helen had lived in since before the coronavirus pandemic, when she required round-the-clock care that my father — back then pushing 90 himself — could no longer provide. At first it was a missed meal, a forgotten hair appointment. But then Helen would forget to take her insulin. At that point we could no longer call it absentmindedness and blame it MiCHAEL on all the medicaHinMAn tion she took. Dementia was taking its grip on Helen, and it was a battle none of us had any chance of winning. Watching my stepmother fade was just cruel, for all of us. Helen still had that beautiful smile. She would still look at you with wonder. And she had a laugh that would echo through your mind for hours after you heard it. But
the Helen we all knew and loved was no longer inside. It broke all of our hearts. Helen was hardly alone. Nearly 6 million people in the United States suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — nearly all of them 65 and older. That number will only grow, with an estimated 14 million expected to become victims of this condition by 2050, when I’ll be in my 70s myself. Almost all of us have been touched by dementia in our families or our circle of friends. And there really is nothing we can do except always have a smile in front of them, make sure all their needs are met, and do our best to show how much we love them. Early in Helen’s decline, we had picked up my younger sister from the airport. My dad’s van had a space up front for Helen’s wheelchair, because she always insisted on being by his side. “How is Karel doing in medical school?” my stepmother asked me, referring to my partner at the time.
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“He’s fantastic,” I told her. “He’ll be a doctor before we know it.” We moved on to other family happenings, but then, out of nowhere, Helen spoke up again. “How is Karel doing in medical school?” My sister looked over at me, a bit panicked about how I should react. But I didn’t miss a beat. “He’s fantastic,” I told her. “He’ll be a doctor before we know it.” Later, my sister said she was blown away by how I handled the repeat question. It had happened a few more times with different topics, but each time Helen received calm answers, as if she had asked only once. “If we get frustrated with her, she’ll get confused and upset, because she doesn’t know why we’re frustrated,” I told my sister. “All we can do is roll with it.” And that’s all we can do. We just have to roll with it, despite how much it hurts to lose someone right before your eyes. Which takes me back to that last
y stepmom had a laugh that would echo through your mind for hours.
visit at hospice. My dad was smiling at Helen, who at that point was barely verbal. He held her hands in his, talking about church. Talking about how beautifully they made up her hair. Through all of it, she just looked at my dad, occasionally letting out a laugh. And then my dad paused, tears welling up in his eyes, but he refused to take that smile off his face. “I love you,” he said to her. Helen looked at him for a moment, struggling to get the words out. But she did, even if they were slurred a bit. “I love you, too.” Helen Wood Hinman died on Nov. 1, just two months shy of her 95th birthday. Although many of us had said our goodbyes to her long ago, her passing was still difficult. I share the Helen of later years here with you because talking about dementia is important. But I choose to remember the Helen before the dementia. Who came into my father’s life during one of his darkest periods, and shared a love most of us could only imagine. A love so deep, not even the cruelest of diseases could conquer it. Michael Hinman is executive editor of Herald Community Newspapers.
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issue, reducing water replenishment into the aquifer. Impermeable surfaces and sanitary sewer systems prevent rainwater from sinking into the ground and divert water from its natural course, diminishing the aquifer’s ability to recharge. Moreover, pollution — including nitrogen, pathogens and toxins — poses a grave public health concern. Long Island’s drinking water is facing a worsening crisis. The Long Island aquifer is already believed to be the most contaminated in New York state. Urgent policy changes are needed to prevent irreversible damage. The federal government took significant steps to address issues like these across the country in the early 1980s, creating what has become known as the Superfund program with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. The Environmental Protection Agency was tasked with investigating and cleaning up sites of long-term pollution — more than 250 of them on Long Island. Most are former manufacturing facilities or processing plants that remain contaminated decades after their closure, creating what are known as contamination “plumes” underground. The U.S. Navy has pumped groundwater from two such sites since 2008, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, removing 10,000 pounds of contaminants from the water. And then, just last year, Northrop Grumman — which built military aircraft on Long Island from 1942 to 1996 — struck a $100 million deal with the state to remove solvent Grumman used to clean
Letters There’s new LIRR infrastructure, but what about the trains? To the Editor: There is nothing to celebrate about the opening of the new $600 million Penn Station entrance at Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street. Just like previous investments, including the $1.6 billion Moynihan Station, the $300 million West End Concourse, the $600 million entrance at Seventh and 33rd and the enlarged Main Concourse — totaling $3.1 billion — it does nothing to eliminate periodic cancellation and consolidation of Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit and Amtrak trains utilizing the East River and Hudson River tunnels due to broken rails or signal, power or other malfunctions. These investments provide no improvement when it comes to reliability of service or additional platform and track capacity. Periodic overcrowding at the platform levels — which results in overcrowded trains with insufficient seating capacity — will continue. Some riders end up standing in the vestibules and aisles. The mad rush to board late-arriving trains for the trip home will continue. Amtrak’s initiation of East River tunnel rehabilitation
aircraft parts, which is part of the socalled Bethpage plume. There are several other examples of work to clean up these plumes, but even current efforts will mean that we won’t see significant results for decades. More must be done. While cleaning contamination must be left to the experts, helping to sustain the aquifer by reducing demand, and not adding more contaminants, is an effort every one of us can immediately contribute to. Water conservation at home, local STOP programs — short for Stop Throwing Out Pollutants — and promoting and prioritizing proper pollutant disposal and responsible medication disposal are crucial steps. More vigilant collection of the waste from vehicle maintenance, lest water-intensive lawn care, and the removal of impermeable surfaces — to allow rainwater to make its way to the aquifer before being lost as runoff — contribute to safeguarding our aquifer. Demanding that local lawmakers pass legislation reducing the future expanse of impermeable surfaces is vital. Our daily choices — from the disposal of pollutants to the maintenance of our vehicles — resonate in the health of the aquifer. If we want Long Island to continue to serve as our home in a sustainable future, we must rethink our attitude about water. It is not merely a commodity, but a lifeline that sustains our communities. The fate of Long Island’s aquifer hinges on our ability to embrace change, make informed choices, and collectively safeguard this hidden treasure beneath our feet.
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ike most people, I awoke on Oct. 7 to news of Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel. The barbarism displayed by the Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians was enough to make anybody’s blood boil. The indiscriminate slaughter of innocent men, women and children in communities across the south of Israel was the biggest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust. You would think that this modern-day pogrom, carried out by terrorists who seek the destruction of antHonY Israel and the of the D’esposito eradication Jewish people, would elicit a unified response from the international community. Alas, the scenes of horror in communities like Sderot, Ashkelon, kibbutz Be’eri and Re’im — where people were cut down in horrific fashion by Hamas fighters simply for being Jewish — drew mixed reactions from countries around the globe and even neighbors here at home.
Indeed, instead of mourning with Israelis and calling for the return of the hundreds of hostages kidnapped into the Gaza Strip, world leaders have condemned Israel for leading an “occupation,” and even gone so far as to actively side with Hamas. Sadly, other “leaders” who have warped views on this situation can be found closer to home, like U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who proudly defended the use of virulently antisemitic chants at pro-Palestinian protests, most notably, “From the river to the sea!” which is a call for the destruction of Israel. We must condemn such antisemitic speech, whether it comes from faraway capitals or the halls of our own Congress, which is why I continue to advocate for the censorship of Tlaib and for the Biden administration to take a strong stand against nations that seek to undermine the United States’ greatest ally, Israel. Not only have we seen institutional antisemitism at work on the world stage, but it has even permeated the streets of our neighborhoods as well as the cam-
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e must condemn antisemitic speech, whether from far away or in Congress.
Letters starting next year will result in one of four tunnels being removed from service 24/7. If a train stalls in one of the three remaining tunnels, thousands of commuters will be late. To preserve existing service, some LIRR rush-hour trains will be canceled or combined. Until this work is over by the promised 2027 date, it is impossible to guarantee LIRR commuters safe and reliable on-time service, or seats, with a full schedule of trains to and from Penn Station. LARRY PeNNeR Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian, writer and a former director of the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office of Operations and Program Management.
Whose side is AOC on? To the editor: Right after her insincere and unconvincing public rejection of antisemitism in late October, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could no longer hold herself back. After her ChatGPT-styled condemnation of antisemitism, an impassioned Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee “endorsed scores of Jan 6th insurrectionists. They are no friend to American democracy. They are one of the more racist and bigoted PACs in Congress as well, who disproportionately target members of color. They are an extremist organiza-
puses of American colleges and universities. Just turning on the news puts the depth of hatred on full display, with Jewish students being subjected to hate and ridicule by pro-Palestinian protesters simply for wearing kippahs — a clear sign that these protesters’ real issue is with the existence of Jews, and not just the policies of the State of Israel. This antisemitic violence has turned deadly, with a 69-year-old Jewish, pro-Israel protester killed in cold blood in California on Nov. 5. We cannot allow this violence against Jews to become normalized, in Israel or the United States. Congress is taking action to combat antisemitism and to provide our Israeli allies with the tools they need to defend their very existence. On Nov. 2, the House of Representatives passed the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. This legislation, which I co-sponsored, provides Israel with over $14 billion in aid to help replenish its Iron Dome missile defense system, increase the amount of previously depleted munitions, and much more.
tion that destabilizes US democracy.” As someone who has repeatedly expressed deep concern for American democracy and called out those destabilizing it, seeing AOC scapegoat AIPAC in this way has shocked me to my core. And as someone who was shocked by the Jan. 6 insurrection, I have been closely following corporations and companies supporting election deniers. AOC singling out AIPAC before countless corporations, super-PACs, and other organizations supporting members of Congress who failed to certify our presidential election is breathtakingly antisemitic. Historically speaking, antisemitism starts by targeting one kind of Jew. Not all of us. Antisemitism begins with conspiracies about one segment of the Jewish people who are so powerful, so influential and so deceitful that they must be stopped. Whether it’s people on the far right blaming every grievance they have on George Soros; antisemites in the czar’s Russia villainizing the fictional elders of Zion; Soviet propaganda vilifying Jews as capitalists; or Nazis in Germany dehumanizing Jews as the ultimate socialists, antisemites pave the path to violence against Jews with scapegoating. Ocasio-Cortez, joined now by Rep. Cori Bush, attacking AIPAC with increased frequency, has all the trappings of antisemitism. There are any number of super PACs, corporations and organizations that are truly endangering our democracy, but AIPAC is not one of them. AOC could be drawing attention to the countless individuals and organizations that enabled the
The funding package also includes provisions to aid in the evacuation of American citizens from Israel, and to enhance security at the U.S. embassy there. On the domestic front, I also helped pass House Resolution 798, which formally condemns Hamas/Hezbollah sympathizers on college campuses. This resolution passed with bipartisan support, and I will continue working with colleagues from across the aisle to ensure that Jewish students at American colleges and universities are not forced to learn in unsafe environments. The Hamas attack on Israel, and the ensuing campaign against terrorism, have had profound impacts on the United States. The recent dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents across the country shows that hatred is on the rise, and demonstrates the need for communities around the country to unite and denounce such evil actions. Let’s all lend our voices to the campaign against hate, support our Jewish neighbors, promote the defense of our Israeli allies, and unite in condemnation of Hamas and its enablers, both at home and abroad. Never again will we let evil win. Anthony D’Esposito represents New York’s 4th Congressional District.
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Jan. 6 insurrection, but she is not doing that. At a time when the U.S. is seeing a dramatic increase in antisemitic attacks on Jews, Jews feel less safe in America than ever before. When they are being murdered and beaten on the streets of America, it is time for Ocasio-Cortez to stop scapegoating AIPAC. This Jewish
group is not responsible for the troubles of society. As MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has recently pointed out, history shows that targeting Jews with such conspiratorial accusations is in and of itself a huge threat to democracy. RABBI eLCHANAN POUPkO Bronx
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