Community Corner

On Monday, April 13, members of the legal community gathered for the 18^th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day program, organized by the Brandeis Association and the Equal Justice Committee. Held in Courtroom 190 at Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens, the program honored the memory of the six million k’doshim while underscoring the responsibility borne by those entrusted with justice.

Just days before Pesach, guests gathered at Chabad on Campus of Queens, inside the Rohr Chabad House and Caplan Student Center at Main Street and 69th Avenue in Kew Gardens Hills, for a Yud-Alef Nissan farbrengen hosted by Rabbi Shaul and Tzipah Wertheimer.

Yachad New York, a division of the Orthodox Union, will proudly mark a significant milestone at its upcoming annual gala: the 25-year partnership between Yachad and Camp Morasha, an enduring collaboration that has transformed the landscape of inclusive summer programming for individuals with disabilities.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz appeared before the New York City Council late last month to deliver a blunt warning: The borough’s top prosecutorial office can no longer sustain its massive caseload while remaining the most underfunded DA’s office in the city.

During the Holocaust, thousands of Jewish children survived not in camps or ghettos, but in hiding — concealed by non-Jewish families, clergy, and strangers who risked their lives to protect them.

On the local level, Katz brought these same concerns to a recent meeting of the 107^th Precinct Community Council. Addressing residents directly, she highlighted the “Operation Weed Whacker” initiative, which has led to the padlocking of more than 340 illegal cannabis shops across the borough since 2024. Katz warned families that these unregulated shops often target minors with products packaged to look like popular candies.