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Lafazan reflects on ‘Israel’s 9/11’ By WIll SHEElINE
wsheeline@liherald.com
Courtesy Josh Lafazan
Josh Lafazan has visited his relatives in Israel many times over the years, and is one of many Jewish-Americans who continues to fear for the safety of his loved ones as the conflict continues.
For millions of Jewish-Americans and Jews living across the world, the past few weeks have felt surreal, with emotions running between sadness, fear, anger, and an overwhelming sense of loss. For many like Josh Lafazan, legislator for Nassau County’s 18th district, there is an added layer of worry for family members living in Israel as the war with Hamas shows no signs of stopping. Lafazan explained that his uncle Eric Lafazan moved with his family to Israel from Rockland County in upstate New York roughly 20 years ContInued on pAge 10
Families in need at St. Boniface Martyr get a treat this Halloween Love Your Neighbor Project donates costumes through ‘Spooky Goodness’ drive By WIll SHEElINE wsheeline@liherald.com
The efforts of Love Your Neighbor Project and St. Boniface Martyr Catholic Church will make this Halloween fun by providing costumes for roughly 75 children whose families are struggling financially. Wi t h H a l l owe e n r i g h t around the corner, these children can trick or treat around the North Shore in costumes provided through the Project’s Connect to Spooky Goodness Halloween Costume Drive. St. Boniface Martyr, located
in Sea Cliff, has run its Outreach Pantry and Thrift Shop for the past 25 years, providing residents in Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, and Glen Cove with healthy food and gently used clothing. Jody Fleischmann, one of the program’s coordinators, explained that for the last three years, the church has partnered with the Love Your Neighbor Project every Halloween to help families that use the pantry, acquire costumes for their children, w i t h a fo c u s o n ch i l d re n between the ages of 2 and 12. “There’s a lot of families
that don’t have the money to go out and spend, you know, $20 or $30 or $40 on a costume,” Fleischmann said. “This really serves so many purposes and helps so many families in need that simply can’t afford a costume.” The project is a charity organization founded in 2020 focused on promoting community growth, participation and supporting one’s neighbors. While in the first few years they provided costumes to roughly 30 children, this year they were able to get enough donations to provide costumes
for as many as 75 children, with enough extras that there were a range of choices to pick from. Jaime Teich, founder and chief neighbor of the project, said the project had worked closely with Fleischmann and St. Boniface’s outreach coordinators in the past, helping pro-
vide food donations during the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic as well as helping to provide Christmas gifts to other families in need. Teich said that when she had heard about the pantry’s need for Halloween costumes, she knew ContInued on pAge 2