South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Board of Directors voted last Friday to enter a period of exclusive negotiations with the Mount Sinai Health System as part of a long-term …
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By Ben Strack, Herald Community Newspapers
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5/3/17
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Several hundred opportunity-hungry New York area residents flocked to Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion on Sunday to check out living and working opportunities in 56 Orthodox-friendly American …
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The Jewish Star photos by Ed Weintrob
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5/3/17
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Harav Binyomin Kamenetzky, a pioneer in the establishment and growth of Orthodox Judaism in the Five Towns, was niftar on erev Shabbos. Thousands attended his levaya on Sunday at the Yeshiva of South …
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The Jewish Star
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5/3/17
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WASHINGTON — You’re a Jewish donor or macher and you need to talk to someone at the Democratic National Committee, stat. Who’s most likely to return your call?
Tom Perez, …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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5/3/17
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants a deal with Israel and the Palestinians. The Israeli and Palestinian leaders say they want Trump to make the deal.
What could go wrong?
For all …
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Analysis by Ron Kampeas, JTA
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5/3/17
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JERUSALEM — Staff. Sgt. Joana Chris Arpon isn’t Israeli, or even Jewish. Her service in the Israel Defense Forces is personal.
Arpon, 20, is the daughter of Filipino parents who came …
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By Andrew Tobin, JTA
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5/3/17
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Dr. Norman Saffra, of one of the nation’s leading ophthalmic laser and microsurgeons, recently moved and expanded his office. He is now located at 1229 Broadway, suite 210, in Hewlett, not far …
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5/3/17
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David M. Friedman made an unannounced visit to HAFTR High School last Friday.
Friedman, a Five Towner who lives in Woodsburg, spoke with students and faculty about his …
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5/3/17
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This time of year compresses so much of Jewish emotion and history. Beginning with Yom HaShoah Ve-Hagvura (Holocaust Day) and continuing into the feeling of a “yoma arichta” (extended …
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By Tehilla R. Goldberg
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5/3/17
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On Saturday, Michael Blake, vice-chairman of the national Democrat Party and a state assemblymember from the Bronx, issued a threatening tweet against those who “keep coming” after …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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5/3/17
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