By Chris Day Supervisor, Town of Orangetown Recently, our country was rocked by a horrible attack resulting in 11 innocent Jewish Americans being killed at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. The evil represented by this attack, and the monster who carried it out, must be met with us unifying and standing strong together. […]
A speaker will address an audience at the JCC on West Nyack Rd., 12:30 p.m., Wednesday September 13 on the topic of innocent persons put to death in the United States. The speaker is Stanley Cohen and his workshop is called “Convicting the Innocent- Death row and America’s Broken System of Justice.” The event is open to […]
Anat Cohen headlines annual Chazen Jazz concert World-renowned clarinetist Anat Cohen swings into Rockland County, and sharing the limelight with legendary music impresario George Wein on Saturday, Oct. 26 at JCC Rockland’s annual Chazen Jazz concert. Cohen, one of the biggest names on the current jazz scene is the most talked about jazz clarinetist since […]
To the Rockland community, My name is Steve Gold, and I’m writing as a former officer and member of many Rockland County Jewish organizations board of directors on behalf of Ed Day. Ed is dear friend of mine and a lifelong friend of Israel and the Jewish community, particularly here in Rockland. When politicians have […]
Almost every politician and public figure has signed on for the push to have a moment of silence at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Everyone except the head of the IOC, that is. Started by JCC Rockland, the petition for a moment of silence now has more than 100,000 signatures from around the […]
Jewish teens from all around the world travel to Rockland for a week of competitive sports BY SARA GILBERT For many years now locals in the Rockland Jewish community have been discussing hosting the Maccabi Games here in Rockland. Since 1988, JCC Rockland has been sending teen athletes to compete in the weeklong yearly event. […]