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A glimpse inside Brooklyn Park’s West Fire Station
According to Brooklyn Park Fire Captain Max Bielefeld, there is no such thing as an average day at the fire station. Each firefighter is on their own three-week schedule of on-days and off-days, working anywhere from 24 to 72 hours in a row. A red light and high-pitched chime often interrupt sleep, dinner or a workout to let the crew know they have to suit up. Depending on the type of call, dispatches can look vastly different from one another. ...
Minneapolis woman born in Israel reflects on Oct. 7 attacks
MINNEAPOLIS — As the world reflects on the first anniversary of the deadly attacks of Oct. 7, a Minneapolis woman, born in Israel, is lending a hand to her home country.Noa Rosenzweig is a native of northern Israel and now decade-long Minnesotan. She wears the symbolic yellow ribbon as a way to remember the hostages."We woke up and I saw on Instagram something about the Nova party," Rosenzweig said. The day is now etched in Rosenzweig's memory."I remember driving in my car and starting to see the videos of people getting kidnapped," she said. Keeping up to date from Minnesota, Rosenzweig looked on...
Holocaust survivor presented diploma at age 88, dies
PLYMOUTH, Minn. — EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally aired in May of 2017. Esther Begam’s granddaughter, Stacy Segal, says Begam continued to treasure her honorary high school diploma. It was hanging on the wall of her apartment when Begam passed away at age 96 on Aug.21. Teacher Candice Ledman continued her friendship with Begam. In 2018, Ledman received the Leo Weiss Courage to Teach award from the Jewish Community Relations Council. Ledman is now an administrator at Maple Grove Middle School. In an unexpected twist, this fall Ledman started working with Begam's great granddaughter, Emily, a first-year teacher.
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