Community Corner

Hate and hate crimes, once merely a threat, are visible now more than ever. Within this reality, it is incumbent on all of us to adapt and respond in a manner that combats it fiercely and keeps us safe.  Rising to the occasion, the Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula (JCCRP) and the RNSP (Shomrim) partnered to address the issue head-on, with a training event last Tuesday, February 6.

It is again my privilege to co-host the annual Queens parlor meeting for the benefit of Yeshiva Beth Abraham, Slonim, at the home of my dear longtime chavrusah, Aaron Kopelowitz.

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Registration is now open for the ninth Orthodox Union (OU) Savitsky Home Relocation Fair, which will take place on Sunday, March 3. The program was established in 2008, by then-OU President Stephen Savitsky. He and his wife, Genie, continue to generously fund the program, which now bears their name.

The Queens Village Republican Club presents its 149th Anniversary Lincoln Dinner, on Sunday, March 3, featuring Morton Klein, president of Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), who will be the keynote speaker and “Light Unto The Nations” honoree. Mr. Klein will speak on “The Survival of Israel, America, and Western Civilization.”

Since October 7, there has been a concerning rise in antisemitism worldwide, thus creating an increased interest for our Anglo clients to own property in Israel. Consequently, our company has been handling a surge of clients in various countries seeking to own property in their homeland.

Inspired by the living legacy of Senator Joseph Lieberman as a model of faith and civility across the political aisle, Yeshiva University has established the Senator Joseph Lieberman-Mitzner Center for Public Service and Advocacy. Founded with a $10 million gift from YU’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees Ira Mitzner and his family, the program will educate the next generation of public servants and advocates, preparing and empowering students to improve the world through leadership on a local, national and international scale.