Officials attend SHAI Mother’s Day

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Council Member Veronica Lurvey, and Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava attended the SHAI (Sephardic Heritage Alliance Inc.) Mother’s Day celebration on May 15.

The day was flled with food, fun, and friends at the Great Neck Social Center. Since its inception in 1992, SHAI has organized diverse events and programs geared toward keeping the family and the Persian-Jewish community together.

North Hempstead Council Members Peter Zuckerman and Veronica Lurvey attended the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County’s 2023 Annual Upstander Awards held at Westbury Manor on May 15.

The Friedlander Upstander Award is presented to middle and high school students who have proven themselves to be upstanders in communities across Long Island. The event also raised money to support the HMTC’s educational programming.