Jewish family killed in New York plane crash
One of the victims, Karenna Groff, played for team USA at the 2019 European Maccabi Games
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Fast Forward Mother And Daughter Skipped Doomed Russia Plane Flight For Jewish Seminar
(JTA) — A Jewish woman and her daughter who had tickets for an internal flight that crashed near Moscow skipped it to extend their participation in a Jewish studies course, they said. Taliya Samanina and her eldest daughter Malka were scheduled to return Sunday from the Russian capital to their home city of Orsk aboard…
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Fast Forward Jewish Families Killed In Plane Crash Remembered For Social Justice Work
NEW YORK (JTA) — Members of two families killed in a plane crash in Costa Rica were being remembered for their involvement in Jewish and philanthropic causes. The Steinberg family of Scarsdale, in suburban New York, and the Weiss family of Belleair, Florida, were killed Sunday when the small plane in which they were passengers went…
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Fast Forward Friends Mourn Jewish Families Killed In Costa Rica Plane Crash
The Steinberg family of Scarsdale, New York, was wiped out in a plane crash Sunday in Costa Rica. Five other American tourists and the two pilots were also killed. Now, friends of the families are trying to pick up the pieces. Jonah Gray, 18, was the best friend of William Steinberg, the middle child, since…
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Fast Forward Florida Family, ‘Full Of Life,’ Were Onboard Doomed Plane In Costa Rica
Two Jewish families were onboard a doomed single-engine plane in Costa Rica that crashed shortly after takeoff. The two families were killed, along with their guide and the plane’s two pilots. There were no survivors. The Weiss family, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was Mitchell and Leslie Weiss, both doctors, and their children, Hannah, 19, and…
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News 2 Families United By Spirit Of Tikkun Olam Die Together In Costa Rica Plane Crash
The Jewish community responded with shock and horror on Monday to news of the tragic death of two Jewish families in a plane crash in Costa Rica. Both families – the Steinbergs from New York and the Weisses from Florida – were deeply involved in Jewish life in their respective communities. Bruce and Irene Steinberg…
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Fast Forward ‘Tragic Scene’ as Russian Plane Crashes in Egypt’s Sinai With 224 Aboard
A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday, and a security officer at the scene said most passengers appeared to have been killed. The Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia under the brand name Metrojet, was flying from the Sinai Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to…
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Fast Forward Lewis Katz, New Co-owner of Philadelphia Inquirer, Dies in Plane Crash
Lewis Katz, co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer and a philanthropist, died in a plane crash in Massachusetts. Katz, 72, died Saturday night at an airfield near Boston. The Gulfstream IV plane he was riding in with six other people crashed after takeoff from Hanscom Field, according to reports. Philadelphia Inquirer editor Bill Marimow confirmed Katz’s…
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