I never thought I would see blatant antisemitism in New Hyde Park. And who is the culprit this time? The Village of New Hyde Park itself.
The annual street fair is being held on Saturday, Sept. 16, which also happens to be the Jewish holy day of Rosh Hashanah. They are insulting every single person of Jewish heritage by doing this.
I reached out to the village, and the response I received back was just as insulting.
Per Patricia Santomauro, secretary to the board “We were advised that the holiest of the holiday is during sundown hours.”
I am not sure who she consulted with, but services for the Holy Day begin the night before and continue all day Saturday and Sunday. Did she bother to reach out to any of the local temples in the area to get their opinion?
Patricia then said, “there are no alternate dates available as the vendors would be attending other street fairs the weekends after the 16th.”
So that makes it okay to be antisemitic?
Holding the Street Fair on one of the Holiest days of the Jewish year is an insult and a slap in the face.
Donald Panetta
New Hyde Park