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Survivor of October 7 Terrorist Attacks Speaks at Center for Jewish Life in Sag Harbor

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Eden Gafner, right, a survivor of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, spoke at the Center for Jewish Life in Sag Harbor last week. She is with Doron Gertzovski of Faces of October 7, an organization that was organized to share the stories of survivors of the attack. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Eden Gafner, right, a survivor of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, spoke at the Center for Jewish Life in Sag Harbor last week. She is with Doron Gertzovski of Faces of October 7, an organization that was organized to share the stories of survivors of the attack. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on May 22, 2024
Eden Gafner, a 28-year-old Israeli who survived the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, was the guest of the Center for Jewish Life in Sag Harbor last weekend, where,... more

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