Keeping children safe. That should have unanimous support. But in government even good ideas have critics. Watch me respond at last week’s New York City Council hearing to those who DON’T want our children to be safe in our schools. – David G. Greenfield
70 years ago Saturday, Buchenwald concentration camp was liberated by General Dwight Eisenhower.
He would go on to become President of the United States and a friend to Israel.
Associated Press
WEIMAR, Germany (AP) – Buchenwald survivor Henry Oster recalls thinking that a fellow inmate had “lost his sense of reality” when he said 70 years ago Saturday that the concentration camp was being liberated, bringing an end to the long ordeal of the 21,000 surviving prisoners.
Oster, 86, visited the site near the German city of Weimar for the first time since its liberation on April 11, 1945 – one of a group of survivors and veterans who came to mark the anniversary of the liberation. Buchenwald was the first major concentration camp entered by American forces at the end of World War II.
“What I see here, where the barracks used to be, at every barrack there was a pile of dead bodies, this is in your memory forever,” Oster said. “When someone asks how Buchenwald was, you immediately see the dead bodies again.”
Around 250,000 prisoners in total were held at Buchenwald from its opening in July 1937 to its liberation. An estimated 56,000 people were killed, including political prisoners, people dubbed “asocial” by the Nazis, Soviet prisoners of war, Sinti and Roma, and approximately 11,000 Jews.
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Councilman David Greenfield and Councilman Mark Treyger are hosting an important fire safety event tonight at Cong. Shaare Zion, see below.
Fire safety and preventive measures are very important and timely issues.
We urge community members to attend.
Free Smoke / Carbon Monoxide Detectors – to anyone in need.
COJO Flatbush – 1532 Avenue M – 3rd Floor, Brooklyn NY 11230
718-377-2900 – info@jewishcouncil.org
Every Friday night, in countless observant Jewish homes across the United States, someone turns on a hot plate or a gas stovetop, and then doesn’t turn it off again for twenty-four hours.
The practice is so common that it blends into the background of traditionally observant Jewish life. But since a malfunctioning Sabbath hot plate became the prime suspect in a fire that killed seven children in a Brooklyn Orthodox household on March 21, this everyday workaround for a Sabbath prohibition has become a focus of citywide concern.
Making Sense of the Midwood Tragedy – An Important Community Gathering
There are over 1,500 parks in the New York City area. Some of them are immense in size and others are quite small. The most commonly known parks in the New York City area are Central Park, Prospect Park, Bryant Park, and Washington Square Park. However, there is another park that is lesser-known which is in South Brooklyn. The park is one of the largest in the New York City area and takes up almost 800 acres of land. This park is called Marine Park.
The neighborhood around the actual park is also called Marine Park. It has a population of just under 95,000 residents who are mainly of Irish, Italian, Greek, and Jewish descent. The neighborhood is known for celebrating many Irish Catholic events and has many Roman Catholic churches around the neighborhood.
When compared to many other parks in New York City, Marine Park is typically never really mentioned. This is due to the overall popularity of Manhattan parks and the name recognition and publicity that Prospect Park receives. But wait! If you look at Marine Park’s history, you will be intrigued to learn about a little secret that is almost never mentioned by anyone.
