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In service of Jewish causes Lawrence resident appointed to prestigious government board tant to live up to the expectations and high standards of the Fulbright Program.” Lifelong Five Towns resident The Fulbright Program was Shalom Maidenbaum says he established in 1946 by U.S. Sen. was inspired to get involved in J. William Fulbright. Since its Jewish causes and support inception, it has awarded scholIsrael by his pararships or grants to ents when he was roughly 390,000 stuyoung. dents, scholars, That immersion t e a ch e r s, a r t i s t s in Jewish life has and scientists, givpropelled Maidening them the opporb a u m , wh o n ow tunity to study and lives in Lawrence, contribute to findto an appointment ing solutions to to the board of the shared internationUnited States-Israel al concerns. Educational FounUSIEF was creatdation, endorsed by ed in 1956 by the the U.S. ambassador United States and t o I s r a e l , D av i d Israel to administer Friedman, a Woodsthe Fulbright Proburgh resident. gram in Israel. The sHAloM Maidenbaum, 61, foundation is funda principal in the MAIdENBAUM ed by the two counC e d a r h u r s t l aw Lawrence tries’ governments, firm Maidenbaum and is overseen by a & Sternberg, 10-member board of recalled the honor he felt when directors, five from each counhe received the letter from try. It also aims to promote Friedman, whom he has known mutual understanding between for roughly 35 years, on June the two nations through stu30. “This is something that I’m dent and faculty exchanges. really proud of and grateful Friedman was appointed for,” Maidenbaum said. “I’m ambassador in December 2016 eager to begin, as it is imporContinued on page 10
By MATTHEW FERREMI mferremi@liherald.com
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MoToRIsTs WERE dIREcTEd to one of four lanes for produce pickup at the Gural JCC’s free food distribution on July 15.
Pandemic food need is high
Gural JCC, ‘Kosher Guru’ and others respond By JEFFREY BEssEN jbessen@liherald.com
The vehicles lined Central Avenue in Lawrence, from Rockaway Turnpike to Winchester Place, in the first hour of the July 15 free produce distribution coordinated by the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC and Gabriel Boxer, known to many as the “Kosher Guru.” Pre-registered motorists were directed to one of four lanes in the parking lot of the Harrison-Kerr Family Campus, where volunteers and paid staff placed boxes of
food in the vehicles as they drove through. Walk-ups had their own pickup spot on Winchester Place. Food distribution has become a regularly scheduled activity in the Five Towns as the coronavirus pandemic has brought economic upheaval, closing businesses, spiking unemployment and leaving many residents unwilling or unable to shop as frequently as they once did. “We’ve always said that there is food insecurity in the greater Five Towns, and the demand for this produce —
this clearly demonstrates that there is a true need for food,” Stacey Feldman, associate executive director of the Gural JCC, said amid the parking-lot traf fic. “The amount of emails and phone calls that we receive, begging to be placed on the list, clearly shows us that it’s not just people who like to get a box of free produce.” Just over 1,650 people initially registered for last week’s giveaway, Feldman said, but because the organizers were able to obtain anothContinued on page 10
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grew up with a deep appreciation and knowledge of Israel, and I think the ambassador realized that.