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Vol. 94, No. 18
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Local leaders step up calls to combat hate
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Synagogue shooting raises fears BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN More must be done to combat anti-Semitism, local Jewish leaders said Monday following a Passover shooting at a California synagogue that has stoked fear and anxiety to a near fever pitch. A gunman opened fire on worshipers during a Passover service at Chabad of Poway synagogue on Saturday north of San Diego with what appeared to be an AR-15 rifle, according to police, killing one person and injuring three others. Lori Kaye, 60, died after shielding Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was shot in both hands, from gunfire unleashed by a 19-year-old suspect who is in custody, CNN reported. The attack occurred exactly six months after a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, where a gunman killed 11 people in the deadliest attack against Jewish people in U.S. history. “The shooting in a synagogue in Poway, Calif., resulting in a
tragic death and several serious injuries, coming so soon after the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, raises fears and anxieties not seen since the Holocaust,” Steve Markowitz, the president of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, said. Markowitz also said it underscores the need for institutions to redouble efforts to educate people “on the history and lessons of the Holocaust and the clear dangers of anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance today.” Rabbi Michael Klayman, president of the Great Neck Clergy Association and senior rabbi at Lake Success Jewish Center, also said that educating people to be more tolerant, open and respectful is critical. “Sadly it’s still a necessary goal, but we’re going to persevere until we reach every person who is intolerant and inflexible,” Klayman said. “I’m going to do my share, even if it’s one by one.” Continued on Page 62
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Lino and Flavio DeVivo, who grew up in southern Italy, are bringing a taste of home to the Great Neck peninsula. See story on page 3.
One of Kensington’s first homes could come down BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN A large lot at 41 Beverly Road with a century-old house is likely to be split in half to make way for two new houses,
according to developers and a subdivision application submitted to the Village of Kensington. The buyer, 41 Beverly Road LLC, submitted a subdivision application to divide the
24,800-square-foot lot on the corner of Gilchrest Road and Beverly Road in order to build two new homes in place of the current one. If split, the lot would beContinued on Page 62
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