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Cyrus Wolf and his family from North Woodmere were the honorees at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Five Towns and Greater South Shore ninth annual gala at the Sands in Atlantic Beach on Oct. 24. more
In the waning weeks of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized that sooner rather than later, the tens of thousands of Union soldiers returning from the battlefield would be forced to fend for themselves. more
Ari and Ruth Jungreis’s spacious Lawrence backyard is a long way from the Israel Defense Forces bases strategically positioned across the Jewish state, but no less connected: The Friends of the IDF held a fundraising barbecue in the Five Towns on Sept. 15, and raised more than $500,000. more
“As you commemorate this Memorial Day, whether it be at a barbecue, poolside, at a soccer tournament, or just being among family and friends, it’s important to remember that the freedoms we often take for granted are not free,” Paul Casazza, vice commander of American Legion Post 303, told a crowd of a few hundred outside the John A. Anderson Recreation Center. “They are paid for by the sacrifice and valor of true heroes.” more
Honoring four Lawrence residents and celebrating the 70th anniversary of Israel is all part of the seventh annual the Friends of the Israeli Defense Force Greater South Shore Community Event at the Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst on May 9. more
The words hero, heroine and role model are either overused or not used properly. For three Israel Defense Forces soldiers, those words define them perfectly. more
For 1.5-miles up to 200 people will walk to show their support for “lone soldiers” and the A Package From Home organization that sends various sundries to those military men and women who are serving in the Israel Defense Forces. more
A dozen servicemen arrived in Long Beach last weekend with their families, as hundreds of residents flocked to the boardwalk for a Sunday morning race and later to West Beech Street for the annual parade to welcome the wounded veterans. more
The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors will hold its eighth annual 5K race and welcome parade on Saturday for recuperating soldiers and their families. more
Reticence to defend against an attack on his ancestral homeland as a teenager spurred Benjamin Anthony to take unflinching action as an adult. He not only joined the Israel Defense Forces, for which he continues to serve as a reservist, but after the second Lebanon War of 2006, Anthony established Our Soldiers Speak, a nonprofit organization through which IDF soldiers speak to college and high school students at synagogues, churches, community centers and homes throughout the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, South Africa and Israel. more
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