holocaust survivors

Aug
16
City Council Speaker Tours Southern Brooklyn Senior Centers

City Council Speaker Tours Southern Brooklyn Senior Centers

Photo by William Alatriste/NYC CouncilCity Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Councilman Mark Treyger toured local senior centers, health facilities,
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Feb
18
Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz Invites Students In His District To Enter 2015 Holocaust Memorial Creative Arts Contest

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz Invites Students In His District To Enter 2015 Holocaust Memorial Creative Arts Contest

Click to enlargeAssemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz is inviting students in grades three through 12, who live or go to school in
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Sep
05

Brooklyn Public Library And Aquila Theater Company Present “YouStories Of Holocaust & Veteran Survivors”

Local Holocaust survivors. Photo by Erica ShermanThe Aquila Theater Company and the Brooklyn Public Library are teaming up to stage
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Jun
06

Holocaust Survivors To Commemorate 70th Anniversary Of D-Day At Memorial Park On Sunday

The following is a flier from the Holocaust Memorial Committee:
Sep
16

Local Philanthropist Eugene Shkolnikov Scores $10,000 For Kings Bay Y Youth Leadership Program

Shkolnikov, left, presents Kings Bay Y Executive Director Leonard Petlakh with a check as Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and City Council
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Jun
05

Brighton Beach Holocaust Fund Scammer Jailed For Neary Two Years

Source: Tracy O. via FlickrThe forger of phony papers that allowed a Brighton Beach-based ring of individuals to ripoff more
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Jan
18

German Government Comes To Aid Of Holocaust Survivors Affected By Sandy

Photo by Joe ComperiatiIt’s hard to put into words the scope of the tragedy of the Holocaust. The millions
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Oct
15

Holocaust Scam Cohort Pleads Guilty To Stealing $150K From Survivors

Honoring real survivors at a Holocaust Memorial Park ceremony. Photo by Erica ShermanA disturbing scheme that has been running [/local-scammers-bilk-holocaust-survivor-fund/
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Aug
20

Storobin Assists Holocaust Survivor Hit With Illegal Pension Tax From Germany

Image courtesy of the office of State Senator David StorobinWhen she was a young girl, Klara Zubutova was detained as
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Aug
15

Holocaust Fund Fraudster Sentenced To One Year

The first of 19 cases pending against a fraud ring that scammed millions of dollars from a Holocaust survivors fund
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