Trustees Voice Support for Israel, Hear an Appeal on a Home Demolition and More at October 10 Meeting
- Category: On Our Radar
- Published: Wednesday, 11 October 2023 11:11
- Joanne Wallenstein
247 Nelson RoadThe conflict in the Middle East was top of mind at the meeting of the Scarsdale Village Board on Tuesday night October 11. Mayor Justin Arest noted that many in the community have ties to Israel and condemned the violence there. Read his statement here:
Trustee Randall Whitestone, an expert on local history, read the following statement about the Village’s support for Israel, through the decades.
He said, “Scarsdale’s ties to Israel go back to that nation’s founding, and Scarsdale’ support has been consistent through times of war and tragedy.
In early 1948, during Israel’s movement toward independence and months before the…
