A Cedarhurst family continues to run, picking up more family members in its expression of gratitude to Chai Lifeline. On Jan. 29, nursery school director Tova Plaut will be running for the fourth time in the ING Miami Marathon, joining some 200 runners on the Chai Lifeline team. “We have one of the largest teams in the marathon. It’s an incredible event,” Plaut said.
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By Sergey Kadinsky
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12/15/11
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The cash-strapped Peninsula Hospital in Far Rockaway is closing down all its emergency room operations beginning today as it continues to search for a solution to its debt and potential buyers.
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8/24/11
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Misaskim, the Brooklyn-based organization best known for providing assistance to grieving families, has recently expanded its services with non-Jewish workers and assistance to fliers stranded on Shabbat in out-of-the-way locations. “Misaskim has a relationship with Continental, and our director is also the chaplain at the Port Authority Police,” said Misaskim coordinator Suri Roth.
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By Sergey Kadinsky
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6/23/11
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July 2, 2010 / 20 Tammuz 5770
The drowning deaths of a three-year-old girl and her nanny in a backyard pool in the Lawrence neighborhood of Sutton Park left the Five …
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By The Jewish Star Staff
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7/2/10
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Issue of June 18,2010/ 6 Tammuz 5770 By Mayer Fertig
Sarah is a poster child in the search for bone marrow donors. Now her own donor has been found.
“She has a very good match,” confirmed …
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6/17/10
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Newly-founded young leaders group responding to the call
By Mayer Fertig
Many Jewish organizations have found themselves in need of financial rescue this year; more than a few have cast their …
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9/9/09
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By Mayer Fertig
Issue of Nov. 28, 2008 / 1 Kislev 5769
Lawrence school board hopes to avoid tax increase
Governor David Paterson’s proposed cuts in state aid to schools would mean a …
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11/26/08
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