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Friday, March 29, 2019
Vol. 68, No. 13
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HEALTH & B&N PROPERTY OWNER SUOZZI, KING PRESENT WELLNESS SEEKS MEDICAL STATUS IMMIGRATION COMPROMISE PAGES 37-52
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Clerics unite in NHP after Christchurch
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Interfaith gathering at Hillside Islamic Center follows N.Z. attack BY M AY L A N L . STUDART
ceived much support from rabbis in the area and they wanted to show the world that despite their Religious leaders from differ- differences, they are all part of a ent faiths are pulling together"to shared humanity. “We don’t" put our religion call for peace and unity after the terrorist attack on a New Zealand on trial because someone claims mosque sent shock waves around that they’re" acting on behalf of"God,” said Imam Ibad. the"world this month. A terrorist attack on two They scheduled a Better Together interfaith solidarity event mosques in Christchurch, New for Thursday that was being Zealand, on March 15 left 50 hosted by the Hillside Islamic people dead. The gunman atCenter in New Hyde Park and tacked Muslims when they were sponsored by Temple Beth-El of at their most vulnerable: during Great Neck, the Lake Success the holiest day of the week, FriJewish Center, the Islamic Center day. Several politicians refrained of Long Island and several other from calling it a terrorist attack religious organizations. Imam Ibad Wali of the Hill- and a Queensland, New Zealand, side Islamic Center said he was senator said the attack was Muscompelled to bring the commu- lims’ own fault due to “growing nity together after the latest act fear within our community, both of terrorism sent all religious in Australia and New Zealand, of groups reeling. He said he reContinued on Page 61
PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGISLATOR ELLEN BIRNBAUM’S OFFICE
Betty Leong, former co-president and current board member of the Great Neck Chinese Association, was honored as a woman trailblazer by Nassau County Legislator Ellen Birnbaum (D-Great Neck) on Monday. See story on page 28.
For Sewanhaka student things go better with Coke BY M AY L A N L . STUDART Joel-Anthoney Bossous didn’t want to open the email from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation until he received all of his college response letters. He wanted to have to
make only one big decision. But after leaving the Nassau County Courthouse after a mock trial competition on Feb. 14 and telling his parents he got the email, they asked him to open it. That’s when the 18-yearold Sewanhaka High School
senior found out he was named a Coca-Cola Scholar, a prestigious award given to 150 students annually from a national pool of 200,000 high schoolers. “At first, I was going to wait to open [the email] with Continued on Page 61
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