Oyster Bay dedicates park to IDF soldier, Plainview native who died in Oct. 7 attack on Israel

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Over 100 people gathered for the nearly two-hour park dedication ceremony to Omer Neutra. An Oyster Bay park now bears the name of Omer Neutra, a Plainview native who died while serving in the Israeli Defense Forces in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel. “It’s more proof and assurance that Plainview will never forget you.”Neutra spent a gap year in Israel after graduating from the Schechter School in 2020. When they say ‘Death to Israel,’ the next sentence is ‘Death to America.’”Since Oct. 7, 2023, local health officials said over 64,000 Palestinians have died. “We wait in agony, and we can’t wait any longer.”This park dedication marks the second Oyster Bay landmark dedicated to Neutra.