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Family Loses Everything In Hudson Valley Blaze: 'The Home That They Loved So Much Is Gone'
In the days since a tragic fire that destroyed their home, a Westchester County family is receiving an outpouring of community support to help them in their next steps.
The Rodriguez family — Milano, Rose, and their two sons, Lucas, 19, and Matteo, 6 — lost their home on Friday, Oct. 10, when a fire tore through their residence at 904 Charlotte Pl. in Thornwood.
Since then, the woman who sold them the home, Francine Aloi, has started a GoFundMe page to collect donations to help them rebuild.
"They immediately fell in love with the house and the community and couldn’t…
NJ Synagogue Firebombed In 2012 Ravaged By Fire — Along With All 7 Torahs
Tragedy has struck yet again for a New Jersey synagogue targeted in a 2012 firebombing.
At approximately 2:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, a blaze ripped through Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman and his wife, Bina's, Montross Avenue home and synagogue in Rutherford, where they've been since 2014.
The couple and four of their six children who were home at the time escaped "right in the nick of time," according to Bina's sister, Brocha Wilschanski. However, everything else was destroyed — including all seven Torahs.
"They're in shock, but they're well," Wilschanski said in a call with Daily Voice. "The al…
