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Interviews, footage shot, but radio host mum on network “How about that one?” he added. “Who saw that part of this whole thing coming? I sure didn’t.” Cumia’s producer, Keith MarRadio personality Anthony Cumia’s web show, which broad- esca, said during the episode that casts live from his Roslyn Heights interviews for a potential series residence, may soon find a home have already been filmed, with more footage still to be shot in the on television. During the Aug. 10 episode of coming weeks. They were unable PHOTO/(C)2015 MARTHA GORFEIN PHOTOCONCEPTS/WWW.MGPHOTOCONCEPTS.COM “The Anthony Cumia to disclose the network Show,” the shock-jock A woman is stretched out during the inaugural East Hills wellness day on Saturday at the with whom Cumia is host hinted at the posvillage’s park. See more photos on page 22. negotiating a deal, and sibility of his life getting did not say whether an the reality-show treatagreement for a show ment. is imminent. “Apparently, there’s Once half of the some interest in the radio show team “Opie idea that an idiot who and Anthony” alongdoes a talk show from side co-host Gregg his home and has an Anthony Cumia “Opie” Hughes, Cumia outrageous lifestyle and now goes into the city and was fired by Sirius XM Satellite Rahas creepy, weird, twisted, some- dio last summer following a series normal-some-not friends, some of racially-charged tweets alleging education program, Schwartz to the now six-member clergy By B i LL people have decided this might he was assaulted by a black womis overseeing several new or in June. san antonio be interesting,” he said. “So we an in Times Square. expanding initiatives, includSinai officials also said the He then began recording a are moving ahead. We have been Elena Schwartz, a cantor- ing new Judaic and Hebrew temple is expanding its book approached and things are in mo- subscription-based web radio educator at Temple Sinai of Ro- language classes, a seventh- discussions, meet-up events Continued on Page 55 slyn Heights, has joined the its grade curriculum that temple and “Early Bird Wednesdays,” tion.” clergy in light of the “evolving officials called “very hands-on” a study hall and enrichment needs of the growing temple,” and its special-needs program. program for students that takes Schwartz, of East Hills, place prior to religious educaSinai officials announced Monwho is married to fellow Tem- tion classes, are also expanding day. Entering her third year as ple Sinai cantor and clergyman this fall. Continued on Page 46 leader of the temple’s religious Sergei Schwartz, was installed
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Elena Schwartz named to Temple Sinai clergy
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