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Surviving 9/11, pregnant and in heels
“I worked for Merrill Lynch, which was located on the 23rd floor of the south tower. I was shopping at a drug store in the lobby of the tower. It was a Tuesday, and I was scheduled to start … more
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Maria Chiaramonte of Wantagh looks forward to spending Mother’s Day with her son, Joseph, and daughter, Nicole.
A mother's miracle
“I knew I always wanted to be a mom,” Maria Chiaramonte said. “I couldn’t wait to have babies and wanted a family right away.” more
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United Jewish Appeal volunteer Ellen Grossman with survivor Isi Mingelgrin.
Holocaust survivors enjoy pre-Passover Seder
United Jewish Appeal-Federation (UJA) of New York volunteer Ellen Grossman and 25 of her friends organized a pre-Passover Seder for 85 Holocaust survivors at the Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish … more
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Marion Blumenthal Lazan gave Levy-Lakeside Elementary School sixth-graders a first-hand account of the Holocaust.
Holocaust survivor recalls horrors, speaks with students
Sixth-graders at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick listened closely as Marion Blumenthal Lazan slowly told the story of her childhood years in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. The students looked up at her with curiosity as she softly spoke, her words lingering. more
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Mailet Lopez created IHadCancer.com to help those fighting the disease connect with those who had beaten it so they could help one another.
Overcoming the diagnosis
In 2008, when she was 33, Rockville Centre resident Mailet Lopez was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. While she was being treated, she met a woman named Rita, who was undergoing treatment … more
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Colin Conaty, a student at St. William the Abbot School in Seaford, has used his second chance at life to pursue his love of computers.
His ‘gift from God’
Colin Conaty barely got his first chance at life when he was given a second chance. Before he turned 2, Colin was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He now lives as a proud survivor. ] more
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Robert Fried wrote a book of poems based on his grandmother Rebecca’s memories of the Holocaust.
Author honors grandmother’s life and legacy
Robert Fried grew up hearing about his grandmother’s suffering and survival during the Holocaust. In 2013, he published a book of poems he wrote about her when he was a boy, and is now dedicated to … more
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Red Robertson, of the Oceanside Fire Department, with the sapling of the tree that survived the Sept. 11 attacks, at a ceremony at the Schoolhouse Green last Sunday.
New growth from the darkest day
A sapling from a tree that survived the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center has found a new home in Oceanside. The tree, a Callery pear, had been reduced to an 8-foot-tall … more
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Bar Mitzvah boys Jesse Herrnson, left, and Adam Polokoff displayed the scroll at the Kristallnacht Commemoration and Torah rededication ceremony, as the temple’s Rabbi Andrew Warmflash looks on.
Restoring a Torah
On Nov. 9, the 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht — the Night of Broken Glass — two bar mitzvah boys, Jesse Herrnson and Adam Polokoff, both of East Rockaway, observed by 30 Holocaust survivors, … more
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Marcia Partridge hugging her son and fellow supporter, Jonathan Partridge
A survivor creates a legacy
“I wore a bandana on my bald head and a compression sleeve on my involved arm,” Marcia Partridge said when describing her return to her jazzercise classes. “The music, dance and overall exercise made me forget that I had breast cancer.” more
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