MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by over 2,500 Long Islanders yesterday to march in solidarity with the Jewish community and against Anti-Semitism in response to horrific attacks in Brookyn, Monsey, and Jersey City, as well as incidents of Anti-Semitic graffiti at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County. The event brought together faith leaders, community advocates, and elected officials who marched and offered remarks in support of the Jewish community.
In December, Nassau and Suffolk Counties formed a bi-county coalition that will identify and develop a plan of action to combat and report acts of hate and bias incidents on Long Island. In conjunction with a number of organizations, today’s march marked one of the task force’s inaugural initiatives.
“We organized this march to send a clear message in one voice: Long Islanders of all faiths and backgrounds stand united with our Jewish community and against Anti-Semitism,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.
PARTICIPATING ELECTED OFFICIALS, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER GROUPS:
Elected Officials
- Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
- Chuck Schumer, Senator
- Letitia James, State Attorney General
- Tom Suozzi, Congressman
- Peter King, Congressman
- Kathleen Rice, Congresswoman
- Tom Di Napoli, State Comptroller
- Todd Kaminsky, State Senator
- Kevin Thomas, State Senator
- Anna Kaplan, State Senator
- Jim Gaughran, State Senator
- John Brooks, State Senator
- Chuck Lavine, Assemblyman
- Judy Griffin, Assemblywoman
- Mike LiPetri, Assemblyman
- Michelle Solages, Assemblywoman
- Madeline Singas, NC Distirct Attorney
- Jack Schnirman, NC Comptroller
- Don Clavin, Town of Hempstead Supervisor
- Anthony D’Esposito, TOH Councilman
- Charles Berman, Town of North Hempstead Tax Reciever
- Wayne Wink, ToNH Clerk
- Peter Zuckerman, ToNH Councilman
- Veronica Lurvey, ToNH Councilwoman
- Viviana Russell, ToNH Councilwoman
- Debra Mule, County Legislator
- William Gaylor, County Legislator
- Thomas Mckevitt, County Legislator
- Delia Deriggi-Whitton, County Legislator
- Ellen Birnbaum, County Legislator
- Richard Nicolello, President Officer of County Legislature
- Tim Tenke, Mayor Glen Cove
- Marsha Silverman, Councilwoman - Glen Cove
- Eve Lipenko-Ferrante, Councilwoman - Glen Cove
- Danielle Fugazy-Scagliola, Councilwoman - Glen Cove
- John Perron, Councilman - Glen Cove
- Rocco Totino, Councilman - Glen Cove
Faith organizations and other groups
- Chabad of Mineola
- Chabad of Hewlett
- Chabad of Oceanside
- Chabad of Port Washington
- Chabad of Manhasset
- Chabad of Merrick
- Chabad of West Hempstead
- Chabad of Oyster Bay-East Norwich
- Chabad of Brookville
- Chabad of Great Neck
- Chabad of Stony Brook
- Chabad of 5 Towns
- The Young Israel of Woodmere
- Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst
- Temple Israel of Lawrence
- Sid Jacobson JCC
- Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC
- The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC
- Suffolk Y JCC
- 5 Towns Jewish Center
- East Meadow Jewish Center and Temple Beth-El
- Congregation Simchat HaLev
- Interfaith Clergy Council of Syosset, Woodbury & Jericho
- Temple Am Echad of Lynbrook
- Islamic Center of Five Towns
- Hillside Islamic Center
- Temple B’nai Torah
- Central Synagouge Beth Emeth
- North Shore Synagouge
- Plainview Jewish Center
- Temple Beth Chai
- Reconstructionist Synagouge of the North Shore
- Shelter Rock Jewish Center
- Cathedral of the Incarnation & the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
- The Muslim Center of Long Island
- Oceanside Jewish Center
- Temple Or Elohim
- Temple Avodah
- Old Westbury Hebrew Congregations
- Synagouge Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi
- Congregational Church of South Hempstead
- United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
- Christian Light Missionary Baptist Church of Long Beach
- Tiberian Baptist Church of Queens
- New Hope Institutional Baptist Church of Amityville
- Union Baptist Church of Hempstead
- Kingdom Family Ministry of Uniondale
- Zion Cathedral Church of God in Christ of Freeport
- First Baptist Church of Glen Cove
- Antioch Baptist Church of Hempstead
- South Hempstead Baptist Church
- Miracle Christian Center of Hempstead
- Westbury AME Zion Church
- Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Westbury
- Bethany Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Westbury
- First Baptist Cathedral of Westbury
- Ahavat Shalom Synagogue
- Temple Sinai of Roslyn
- Dioceses of Rockville Centre
- Shuvah Yisrael Messianic Synagogue
- Temple Beth Torah or Melville
- Achiezer
- Muslim Community Center of Nassau County
- Anti-Racism Project
- African American Museum of Nassau County
- Moms Demand Action
- Chinese Center of Long Island
- NAACP Westbury Branch
- Selfhelp Community Services
- Western Nassau Sisterhood of Salam Sholem
- Islamic Circle of NA-Sisters Wing
- Muslim Children of North America
- Indian American Muslim Council
- Federation of American Indian Relief
- Muslim Community of Nassau County MCNC
- Zionist Organization of America
- Nassau Now
- Erase Racism
- East Meadow Public Library
- Voices for Truth and Humanity
- LI Chapter of Friends of Israel - Scouts
- Suffolk Jewish Advisory Board
- Interfaith Allicance, Long Island Chapter
- Long Island Board of Rabbis
- Commonpoint Queens
- Merrick-Bellmore Jewish Community Council
- Hadassah Nassau
- Yashar, the Attorney and Judges’ Chapter of Hadassah
- Women’s Diversity Network
- Turkish Cultural Center of LI
- Muslim American Community of Syosset
- Zionist Organization of America
- Jewish Lawyers Associations of Nassau
- Kiwanis International and Long Island Kiwanis Clubs
- Long Island Inclusive Communities Against Hate
- Nostrand Gardens Civic Association
- The Lakeview Estates Civic Association
- New York Board of Rabbis
- Shomrim Society of Nassau
- Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island
- Hewlett House
- Nassau/Suffolk BBYO
- Long Island Cares
- Muslim American Community of Syosset
- NY Metro Region of the Federtion of Jewish Men’s Clubs
- the Long Island Latino Teachers Association
- Long Island Torah Network
- Raising Voices USA
- 9/11 Calling of the Names Ceremony Organizers