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Three swastikas carved into car on Jackson St.
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Incident adds to string of anti-Semitic acts across the North Shore, Port Washington BY ST E P H E N ROMANO Three swastikas were carved into a car on Jackson Street in Port Washington earlier this week. Two swastikas were etched into the hood of the car and one was carved into the driver-side window. The Port Washington Police Department said it occurred sometime between Sunday and Tuesday. The girlfriend of the car’s owner, who wishes to remain unidentified, said, “The whole situation is horrible.” “Hopefully the person that did this is found,” she said. “What they did was terrible.” In November, a student a Paul D. Schreiber High School found a swastika in the boys bathroom — the first of many found around Nassau County last year. The words “make America white again” along with swastikas were drawn on a sidewalk in Mine-
ola in December, and a Plainview man was arrested in December for allegedly drawing more than 100 swastikas on the walls at Nassau County Community College. The hate messages led community groups, religious leaders and politicians to speak out against the incidents, calling for a more inclusive culture on Long Island. Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter had said the crimes “strike at the core values of any civilized society.” In April, seven North Shore synagogues and the Sid Jacobson JCC hosted an event to discuss the rising concerns of anti-Semitism on Long Island, which featured a panel that included Port Washington school district President Karen Sloan, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi and other officials. People are concerned so while Jewish organizations have dealt with it on a global and national Continued on Page 67
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBIN ZIEGELBAUM
Bill Allen, a Port Washington resident, celebrated his 103 birthday last week. See story on page 13.
Murals add a touch of art to Main Street in Port Beautiful Port Washington on Wednesday unveiled the Port Washington Mural Project, two A touch of art just got add- large murals painted by local ed to Main Street in Port Wash- artists on the side of buildings on Main Street. ington. The murals, funded by a Residents For a More
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grant from the North Hempstead Business Tourism and Development Corp., are painted on 5 Main St. and 9 Main St., with a small makeshift park in between the two where 7 Main Continued on Page 67
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