Jewish War Veterans Seeking Cancellation of All Memorial Day Events in North Hudson Amid Continuing COVID-19 Pandemic

As our nation continues to practice social distancing, staying at home whenever possible and working to flatten the curve of the coronavirus, our leaders, both local and national, take steps to help ensure the safety of all Americans.

We are all learning how to cope in unchartered waters.  Parks are closed.  Kids are being taught virtually at home.  Sports, both professional and collegiate, are a distant memory.  Skype and Zoom have become the norm.  Hey, people are binge watching television shows.  Books are popular again.  I know many of you never stopped reading, but hey, many people have rediscovered books.  As I said, books are popular again.

Just today, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said there would be no public events during the months of May or June.  No Puerto Rican Day Parade.  No Israeli Parade.  And no Gay Pride Parade.

Hudson TV was contacted earlier today by Barry Weiss, the Senior Vice Commander of the Jewish War Veterans.  He told us that the Jewish War Veterans of New Jersey is urging the municipalities of North Hudson to seriously consider following the lead of Mayor de Blasio.  The group wants all Memorial Day activities in North Hudson, whether parades or community activities, cancelled because of the coronavirus.

Weiss stated, “I don’t think we should be any different than New York City.  We live 2 and 1/2 to 3 miles away.”

It will be interesting to see where things stand come the end of May around the time of Memorial Day.  Will individual Hudson County mayors even have a say as to whether their municipalities will hold Memorial Day events, or will Governor Phil Murphy have already issued an Executive Order prohibiting such activities?

In any event, the Jewish War Veterans groups have made their feelings known as of today, April 20.