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Stanley Praimnath
9/11 survivor tells harrowing tale
Stanley Praimnath was on the phone when he raised his head and looked out the window of the 81st floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower on Sept. 11, 2001. The plane was at eye level and coming closer, and he could hear the engines roaring like they do on the tarmac before taking off. He watched the plane tip sideways as it approached, and then he dived under a desk. more
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Eli Hamid and his son Eli Robert paid their respects during the village’s ceremony last Sunday.
Planting memories
A sapling from a tree that survived the collapse of the twin towers has found a new home in Rockville Centre. The tree, a Callery pear, had been reduced to an 8-foot-tall stump when it was found … more
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Philip Dickler works at the high school where the Survivor Tree saplings were grown, and helped arrange Valley Stream’s acquisition.
‘Survivor trees’ added to Sept. 11 memorial
The Village of Valley Stream’s Sept. 11 memorial grew by two saplings this year, which were featured during the village’s remembrance ceremony last Friday. more
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The WTC steel beam was placed at a memorial set up in VFW plaza on West Park Avenue and Grand Boulevard last December. It will be formerly dedicated this Sunday.
World Trade Center steel to be dedicated Sunday
A steel beam recovered from the wreckage of the World Trade Center will be dedicated at a ceremony on Sunday to honor the first responders and victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept.11, 2001. Its … more
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WALTER AND RYFKA SCHACHERL
A survivor’s story: Part 2
After World War II, Walter Schacherl returned to Palestine, where he had lived with his older brother before the war. Hope for a Jewish homeland marked life there, but so did strife. more
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At home in Merrick, Walter Schacherl, right, and his wife, Ryfka, display photographs of Walter competing in the 1950 Maccabiah Games, an international Olympics-style competition in Israel. It was the first Maccabiah Games after Israel’s founding. Walter won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal in gymnastics, including the gold for best all-around performance.
A survivor’s story
Walter Schacherl made battlefield maps that top Allied generals used to plan the lines of attack against Germany and Italy in World War II. Naturally, his work was top secret. more
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Valley Stream resident Joaquin Suberbielle, who works at Lynbrook’s Five Towns Neurology, made his premiere on CBS’ “Survivor” on Wednesday.
An accidental 'Survivor'
Joaquin Souberbielle was on vacation in California when he heard his phone’s alert. It was a message notification from Tinder, the Smartphone dating application that lets users scan potential … more
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Lynbrook High School alum Joaquin Suberbielle, now an employee at Lynbrook’s Five Towns Nuerology, made his premiere on CBS’ “Survivor” on Wednesday.
An accidental survivor contestant
Last year, Lynbrook High School graduate Joaquin Souberbielle was in California on vacation when his phone rang. It was a message notification from Tinder, a smartphone dating application that lets … more
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Joaquin Souberbielle, a former Central High School student, said he brought a unique flavor to his appearance on CBS’ Survivor.
Valley Stream resident is a 'Survivor'
The hit CBS game show ‘Survivor’ will celebrate its 30th anniversary since it first aired in 2000 when the newest season premieres on Feb. 25, and one of Valley Stream’s own will be a … more
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Joaquin Souberbielle, a Lynbrook High School graduate, said he brought a unique flavor to his appearance on CBS’ Survivor.
Lynbrook alumnus is a 'Survivor'
The hit CBS game show ‘Survivor’ will celebrate its 30th anniversary when the newest season premieres on Feb. 25, and A Lynbrook High School graduate will be one of the guests on the island. … more
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