Polish-born Israeli historian Alex Dancyg has dedicated his life to passing on the memory of the Holocaust.He then took a job at Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, where he spent decades giving lectures to school children and training other guides.
Mati Dancyg, a father of three young girls, recounted the miracles of how his family survived Hamas' brutal Oct 7. terrorist attack in Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel.
On Oct. 22, Forest Hills residents gathered at MacDonald Park on Queens Boulevard to shine light on the hostages who were taken during the Oct 7. attack on Israel.
Among those believed to be captives in Gaza are children, festival-goers, peace activists, caregivers, elderly people and soldiers. Here are some of their names and stories