Fatima Viegas, Executive Director of Little Radical Theatrics will be presenting the Westchester Community Theater Premiere of Roald Dahl’s Matilda! This will be the first full production of the recent hit Tony Award-Winning Broadway hit! Inspired by the twisted genius of Tony Award winner Roald Dahl, Matilda! is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the …
Driving Me Crazy: 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited 2.0T AWD
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
Before the current vehicle I own, I owned a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited; and I loved it. I put over 100K miles on it, and it never once left me stranded. Back then I was doing a lot of driving from Florida to North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and states further north to attend the string of outdoor shows on …
By JOHN and LAURIE WILES
A Proposal to Combat Hate Crimes
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
The Feiner Report Westchester County Would Be Best Served By Compiling a “Hate Crime Reporting Form” That Would Be Shared and Thereby Help to Track Hate Crimes and Its Offenders GREENBURGH, NY — Our county has experienced numerous Anti-Semitic incidents in recent months. Scarsdale, White Plains, Pleasantville have experienced Anti-Semitic incidents in the last few weeks alone. The problem is escalating. …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
Engel Statement on Anti-Semitic Vandalism at Westchester Holocaust Memorial
WASHINGTON, DC —October 10, 2019 —Congressman Eliot L. Engel issued the following statement: “Another sickening act of Anti-Semitism, this time at the Garden of Remembrance Holocaust Memorial in Westchester, on Yom Kippur eve, one of our holiest days in the Jewish faith. This follows three successive incidences of Anti-Semitism in Scarsdale, New Rochelle, and Pelham. These despicable acts must be …
Senator Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblymember Amy Paulin Condemn Antisemitic Incident at Pelham Middle School
PELHAM, NY – October 3, 2019 — Yesterday, State Senator Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin were notified of a recent hate crime, involving three swastikas found inside Pelham Middle School. State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (D-Bronx/Westchester) issued the following statement: “First and foremost, I want to extend my condolences to the Jewish residents of Pelham, and acknowledge the pain that …
Rosh HaShanah – 5780 – The Jewish New Year
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Governor Andrew Cuomo Directs NY State Police to Increase Security Presence Near Synagogues and Religious Centers During Jewish High Holy Holidays
NEW YORK, NY — September 28, 2019 — “As members of the Jewish community prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, out of an abundance of caution and following a number of appalling anti-Semitic incidents over the past year I am directing the New York State Police to increase patrols at synagogues and other religious centers across our state. “We …
Westchester County Executive George Latimer Statement on Hate Words and Symbols Found at Scarsdale High School
SCARSDALE, NY and WHITE PLAINS, NY — September 28, 2019 — “On the eve of high holy days in the Jewish faith, I am outraged and sickened that hate symbols and words have been discovered scrawl at Scarsdale High School for the second time this month. Hateful acts – of any kind- will not be tolerated and those who commit …