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WATCH: LI Holocaust Survivor Concerned By Growing Anti-Semitism - Five Towns, NY - Professor Asher Mathathias, though, doesn't think a "Nazi Germany" could happen here because of "the diversity of society."

All four Republicans running to represent portions of the Five Towns won their respective races on Tuesday.

Hewlett High School student Christopher Mendoza has a special ways of letting people know what’s on his mind: his art.

Sometimes it takes just one person stepping forward to get things done. And that is why today in the Five Towns, when you walk through our main shopping district of Central Avenue, you cannot pass by any of the stores without seeing posters or flyers featuring the images of hostages being held in Gaza by […]

Early voting is currently going on here in the Five Towns, as well as in communities around the country. This is not a high-profile election year, in fact there are really no big names on the ballots in communities far and wide. But rest assured that in the current political climate, whether we as a […]

Mrs. Suri Jaroslawitz’s challah bakes have become legendary. Here’s a taste of the experience

I am happy to note and bring your attention to the Mitoch HaOhel series of essays by the staff of Yeshiva University, “From Within the Tent: The Haftarot,” published by Maggid. This …

Charles Gros’s vacation in Israel took a dramatic turn when he was asked to use his skills as a paramedic after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks by Eli Beer, founder of United Hatzalah, an Israeli emergency medical services organization.

Tanvir Ahmad sought a better life from India three decades ago, finding his way to Hewlett. Now, after 25 years of public service in New York City, Ahmed is throwing his hat in the political ring, running as the Democratic candidate for Nassau County legislator, in a seat held by Howard Kopel since 2010.

By Malkie Gordon Hirsch I truly feel like I owe my grandmother an apology. Sadly, she passed away in May, so I don’t get to express my regrets in person, but I’ve been thinking about her more often, due to what’s been going on lately. In a way, I am relieved that a woman who […]