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Woman Released By Hamas After Being Held Hostage Has CT Ties Woman Released By Hamas After Being Held Hostage Has CT Ties
Woman Released By Hamas After Being Held Hostage Has CT Ties An American woman taken hostage by Hamas with family members in Connecticut has been released. Liat Beinin, age 49, was released on Wednesday, Nov. 29, the second American citizen to be released after being kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Saturday, Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. She has family in New London County, according to Rep. Joe Courtney (D) of Connecticut's Second District, Liat, who is a dual US-Israeli citizen, hid in a saferoom until being captured by the terrorists on that fateful day. Her family lives in Waterford and are active members of eastern Connectic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks 'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks
'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey is safe, but he'll never be able to shake the horror he saw this weekend. The Harrington Park, New Jersey native posted a YouTube video, his backdrop the Old City in Jerusalem, on Sunday, Oct. 8.  Booker said he was jogging in Jerusalem on Saturday, Oct. 7, when he got an urgent call from his chief of staff, telling him to get back to the hotel immediately: Israel was under attack. Hamas, which controls Gaza, launched a surprise attack on Israel, wounding thousands and killing hundreds in the longtime conflict. “Citizens of Israel," Israeli P…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
New Senior Rabbi After 43 Years At Westchester Congregation Arrives With Hopeful Message New Senior Rabbi After 43 Years At Westchester Congregation Arrives With Hopeful Message
New Senior Rabbi After 43 Years At Westchester Congregation Arrives With Hopeful Message For only the second time in its 43-year history, Temple Shaaray Tefila in Bedford Corners has a senior rabbi as its leader.  Before flying into New York from Israel at the end of June, Rabbi David Wilfond, who started the new role at the reform temple on July 1, was asked what hopeful message he might bring to the congregation in the midst of the world’s health crisis and fight for social justice. "Hope, respect and inclusion” summed up his response.  “We, as a community can help one another get through this," said Rabbi Wilfond. "And we can help the larger community get through …

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by Donna Christopher
News
President Of Leading Seminary ID'd As Plane Crash Victim President Of Leading Seminary ID'd As Plane Crash Victim
President Of Leading Seminary ID'd As Plane Crash Victim The passenger has been identified in a small plane crash on Saturday morning that resulted in the death of a Westchester man. Mamaroneck resident Aaron D. Panken, 53, president of a leading Jewish seminary, died from injuries suffered when a yellow Aeronca 7AC aircraft crashed into the woods just after takeoff from Randall Airport in Middletown at around 9:30 a.m. Flight instructor Frank Riess, 65, of Wallkill sustained non-life threatening injuries. Both men were transported to Orange Regional Medical Center. Panken was pronounced deceased by hospital staff. Both the Federal Aviation Admi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
President Of Leading Seminary ID'd As Plane Crash Victim President Of Leading Seminary ID'd As Plane Crash Victim
President Of Leading Seminary ID'd As Plane Crash Victim Click here for an updated story: Man ID'd As Passenger In Orange County Crash That Killed Pilot The identity of the 53-year-old man killed when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Saturday morning in Orange County has been released. Rabbi Aaron D. Panken of Mamaroneck, president of a leading Jewish seminary, died from injuries suffered when a yellow Aeronca 7AC aircraft crashed into the woods just after takeoff from Randall Airport in Middletown at around 9:30 a.m. Another passenger in the plane, whose name has not been released, sustained non-life threatening injuries. The cra…

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by Joe Lombardi