(PLAINVIEW, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) proudly attended the Sunday, Sept. 20 ceremony, during which Plainview’s Phipps Lane Park was renamed in honor of Captain Omer Neutra.
During Omer’s service as a tank platoon commander on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists launched a brutal assault upon the Israeli homeland – the first of its kind in decades. Neutra was one of the 1,139 people killed during the attack and lost his life during a battle in the vicinity of Nir Oz, a small kibbutz located near Gaza in Southern Israel that was one of the communities most severely impacted by the Hamas terrorist invasion.
His senseless murder sent shockwaves of devastation throughout the world and the Plainview community where he grew up and established deep and lasting familial roots. As of today, Omer Neutra’s body was still being held hostage by Hamas terrorists, further exacerbating the pain and suffering inflicted upon his family members and loved ones as they continue to grieve.
“Phipps Lane Park is where Omer played growing up, my own children played Little League baseball and basketball, and countless other families have made their own indelible memories,” Deputy Minority Leader Drucker said. “It was so uplifting to witness the spirit and sense of community that brought so many people out on this beautiful day in support of the Neutra family, but it was just as heart-wrenching to witness and hear the agony of Omer’s childhood friends along with his amazing parents, Ronen and Orna, and Omer’s brother, Daniel, who expressed their unimaginable loss in such an impactful way.”
Captain Omer Neutra Pak Memorial Park is the latest public tribute to the Plainview native. The Nassau County Legislature on Monday, Feb. 24 voted unanimously to approve Deputy Minority Leader Drucker’s resolution sponsored to rename Manetto Hill Road between Washington Avenue and Old Country Road for Captain Neutra - a stretch specifically chosen for its proximity to the Mid Island Y JCC, a major community hub for Nassau’s Jewish community and residents of the greater Plainview area. The road renaming ceremony was held on April 6.
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