Town of Hempstead Notebook: Holocaust Remembrance Day

A Holocaust Story: Remembrance Day With Marion Blumenthal Lazan

The Town of Hempstead is holding a free event today at 7 p.m. at the Merrick Golf Course Clubhouse.

In 1938 the Blumenthal family was captured by the Nazis before they could escape to America from their home in Rotterdam. The family spent more than six years in Hitler's horrific camps fraught with near escapes, dashed hopes and tragedy. At liberation, Marion Blumenthal was 10  years old and weighed 35 pounds. Today she bears witness as the last generation of living Holocaust survivors. Her memoir, Four Perfect Pebbles, is in its 21st printing.

Spend a special evening with Blumenthal and hear her story of survival, share her message of tolerance and her hope for world peace.

Town Celebrates Reading

In a celebration of reading, Hempstead Town Supervisor, Kate Murray, presented an official Town of Hempstead Certificate of Recognition to Sheri Millevoi’s class during the Annual Community Read-In Day Program.

The read-in was held at Birch School in Merrick. Supervisor Murray served as a guest reader and read the book, “A Fine, Fine School” by Sharon Creech and pictured by Harry Bliss.

Board of Appeals to Meet Wednesday

The Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals will hold its regularly scheduled meetings on Wednesday, May 4, at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

To submit your comments regarding an upcoming Board of Appeals hearing, you may do so online using the BoA Hearings Comment Form, or send your comments in writing to: David P. Weiss, Chairman of the Board of Appeals, One Washington St., Hempstead, NY 11550. Comments received prior to the close of the public hearing will be made part of the record.