Community Forum To Discuss Rising Of Anti-Semitism On North Shore

The entire community is invited to attend an event that will respond to concerns regarding the rising of anti-Semitism in the area.

A Jewish Community Center and seven synagogues on the North Shore from Manhasset, Plandome, Port Washington and Roslyn will hold the event on Sunday at the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, located at 1001 Plandome Road in Plandome.

The event is free and doors open at 10 a.m. The program will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bagels and coffee will be served.

“From a barrage of bomb threats made against Jewish community centers to a swastika scrawled on a bathroom wall at Schreiber High School, from a social media post depicting a local Jewish politician as a character from ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to a Disney-sponsored You Tuber streaming ‘Death to all Jews’ to our children’s phones, rising anti-Semitism is no longer just a worldwide problem, it’s a local one,” Rabbi Jodie Siff of the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore said in a press release.

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“Responding to Anti-Semitism in Our Community: A Morning of Learning, Mobilizing and Action,” will feature a panel of community leaders who will offer an expert analysis of anti-Semitism in the area, discuss ways to combat the issue on a local level and answer questions from community members.

Panelists include:

• Rep. Tom Suozzi
• Etzion Neuer, director of community services of the Anti-Defamation League NY
• Thomas Krumpter, acting commissioner of the Nassau County Police Department
• Karen Sloan, president of the Board of Education of the Port Washington Union Free School District.

Siff will moderate the event. “It’s urgent that people of all faiths and backgrounds come together and work toward making our communities safe for everyone,” he said.

Children in K through 6th grades are invited to participate in a simultaneous program that will focus on acceptance and diversity.

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The event is co-sponsored by Chevrat Tefillah, Community Synagogue, Port Jewish Center, RSNS, Sid Jacobson JCC, Temple Beth Israel, Temple Judea of Manhasset and Temple Sinai of Roslyn.

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