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Friday, October 15, 2021
Vol. 70, No. 42
N E W H Y D E PA R K
GOLD COAST FILM FEST KICKS OFF PAGE 27
LIBRARY CURRAN WINS BIPARTISAN CANDIDATES NIGHT BACKING OF MAYORS PAGE 2
Combating antisemitism in Great Neck
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HORSING AROUND
Event to educate community on hateful acts will be at North High BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z In an effort to educate individuals about and put a stop to antisemitic attacks on Long Island and across the world, officials in Great Neck and Nassau County will be part of an Oct. 26 event at 7 p.m. in the North High School auditorium. Great Neck community leaders Lori Beth Schwartz and Judy Liman spearheaded the event in conjunction with the Great Neck school district, the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County and the United Parent Teacher Council’s Total Community Involvment Committee. Beth Schwartz said the event was created to not just educate the community on the history of antisemitism, but to educate the educators who pass knowledge on to younger generations. “Because of the alarming up-
tick in antisemitic incidents as well as all kinds of hate incidents, I think that those who can act have a responsibility to do so,” she said in a phone interview. “If we don’t understand the history of antisemitism, we cannot understand the hatred of the present.” Liman acknowledged that the Great Neck school district already offers Holocaust education for high school students, but said highlighting that and discussing other potential ways to inform students on what is happening around the world is necessary. “We know that the Great Neck school district is equipped and has programs in place, but now more than ever need to highlight those and pursue other ways to educate kids on acts of hatred occurring now,” Liman said in a phone interview. “I thank our United ParentContinued on Page 43
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LAKEVILLE ESTATES CIVIC ASSOCIATION
The Lakeville Estates Civic Association, Garden City Park Civic Association and Garden City Park Fire Department held the first Junior Fun Day BBQ for grades K-5.
Herricks upgrades tech, completes district goals BY B R A N D ON DUFFY
goals that it had set to be completed by September. “Goals become measures Herricks School Superin- of accountability,” Celano said tendent Fino Celano said last at a Board of Education meetThursday night that the district ing at the Herricks Community was able to accomplish seven Center also available on Zoom.
“As great as we are as a school district, we’re looking to always improve.” Celano discussed goals that were completed, were in the midst of completion or were set Continued on Page 52
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