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The story of the tree that survived the collapse of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, is posted around the Village Green.
Story Walk on Rockville Centre's Village Green a new way to remember Sept. 11
As some adults still struggle to process what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, the task of explaining the attacks to their children is even more difficult. But with the installation of a new Story Walk on the Village Green, that conversation could become easier. more
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Robert Gaafar, a Rockville Centre resident who escaped the mass shooting in Las Vegas last October, told his story at a forum about gun violence at the Rockville Centre Public Library in April.
Rockville Centre gun violence survivors advocating for change, spreading kindness
Only days after escaping the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history, Robert Gaafar took a walk with his wife and two young children. He heard popping noises, momentarily transporting him from Rockville Centre back to the Route 91 Harvest Festival last Oct. 1, at which 58 people were killed and 851 injured. more
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Students at Oyster Bay High School wrote letters to survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida.
Oyster Bay High School students send letters to Parkland survivors
The letters weren’t written to anyone in particular. The only requirement was that they be addressed to students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. And although the idea … more
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About 30 cancer patients and their families attended the Hewlett House’s and the Gertrude and Louis Feil Cancer Center at South Nassau’s Cancer Survivors Day.
Coming together for Survivors Day at Hewlett House
“From the day that we’re diagnosed to the day … that we leave this Earth, we are survivors,” Geri Barish, a Baldwin resident and the executive director of the Hewlett House, told a group of about 30 Nassau County residents on May 11. They included cancer patients and their families who were at Hewlett House for South Nassau’s Cancer Survivors Day. more
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A memorial garden outside Oceanside’s Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center, installed last year, serves as a reminder of the Holocaust.
Oceanside community dedicated to remembering the Holocaust
“There’s an expression, L’dor va’dor, and it means ‘From generation to generation,’” said Joan Goldfaden, who has worked at the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center for nearly 25 years and represents the JCC on the Jewish Community Council of Oceanside. more
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The molecular breast imaging machine is reported to increase breast cancer detection by nearly 400 percent.
New tech weapon aids in war on breast cancer
Detecting breast cancer at its earliest stage has long challenged doctors. Now, new state-of-the-art technology could make that discovery much easier and save more lives. Mercy Medical Center, in … more
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Blue card volunteer Larissa Finik, right, presented Magda Rosenberg with a knitted scarf along with an electric menorah, a thermos and hot cocoa mix on Dec. 20.
Paying tribute to International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The world recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 — a day designated by the United Nations to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and the anniversary of the liberation of … more
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Survivor of SS St. Louis shares Holocaust story at OJC
“Let’s go for a walk.” Judith Steel’s father led her by the hand out of the children’s barracks at the German controlled Camp de Rivesaltes — a Jewish internment camp. It was 1942. He … more
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Donald J. Trump, the ultimate reality TV star
I blame Sweden for Donald Trump’s stunning victory last week. Yes, Sweden. In 1997, “Expedition Robinson” first appeared on Swedish television. Three years later . . . more
Thousands make strides against breast cancer
Waves of pink washed over Jones Beach State Park last Sunday during Making Strides of Long Island — a walk designed to celebrate breast cancer survivors, honor those who have died and raise money for the American Cancer Society. more
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