Tag: survivor
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Domestic Abuse Survivors get an Additional Year to File Civil Actions
By Jennifer Bianco Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette Following a statute of limitations expansion, domestic violence survivors now have two years to file civil suits. Gov. Cuomo signed this change into law (S.2416/A.1945) Sept. 4, 2019. Before the signing, domestic violence incidents were handled in the same manner as an assault, where civil…
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A Holocaust Survivor’s Quest for Change
Students in Professor Lisa Phillips’ Feature Writing Class were assigned to profile people at the forefront of change: Helene Strong, a Holocaust survivor, recollects on her experiences with World War II and how they inspired her to reach for a life devoted to helping others. Helene Strong sits in a cadet blue chenille reclining arm…
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Holocaust Survivor Tells SUNY New Paltz Her Story Of Hiding
By Lisa Di Venuta Suzanne Giller Federman was born in France in 1941, right as World War II was beginning to turn her family’s life upside down. She joked to the audience, “I always asked my mother why she thought that was a good idea.” Federman and her husband Henri were both “Hidden Children.” They…