US EditionFreed American Israeli hostage Edan Alexander honored with street renaming in hometown of Tenafly
Tenafly honors Edan Alexander, held hostage by Hamas for 584 days, by renaming a street; he plans to resume service with the Israeli Defense Forces, officials said.
- Tenafly Borough renamed the street leading into borough hall `Edan Alexander Way` on Monday in a ceremony honoring the 21-year-old Israeli soldier before his return to Israel.
- Held for 584 days, Edan Alexander's ordeal prompted officials to honor his resilience and courage after captivity, and earlier this month he said he intends to return to Israel Defense Forces service.
- About 200 people attended the dedication, where Alexander said `I just want to say how much this means to me` and Rabbi Mordechai Shain presented him with tefillin.
- The brief heckling drew jeers when Rich Siegel, of Teaneck, waved a Palestinian flag and accused Israel of genocide, prompting Zinna to denounce recent flag-burning as anti-semitism.
- Long ago, the Oct. 7, 2023 attack took 250 hostages and killed 1,200 people; more than 63,000 deaths in Gaza and about 48 hostages remain unaccounted for.
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Street in Tenafly named after Edan Alexander
TENAFLY, N.J. (PIX11) -- From being held hostage to being hailed in his hometown, Edan Alexander's name is now immortalized in Tenafly. "To have a road named here in the place I call home is something I never have imagined," said Alexander in a street renaming ceremony on Monday. "It's not just my name on a sign. It's a reminder of how powerful a community can be when it refuses to give up." More Local News Hundreds in the Borough and beyo…
Tenafly Honors Freed Hostage Edan Alexander With Street Naming Before His Return to Israel
TENAFLY, N.J. (VINnews) – The borough of Tenafly on Monday honored hometown hero Edan Alexander, the Israeli soldier who spent 584 days in Hamas captivity, by renaming a street at borough hall in his name — just weeks before he returns to Israel to resume his military service. Hundreds of residents gathered for the dedication […]
N.J. hometown renames street in honor of Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas
Tenafly residents gathered Monday to honor Edan Alexander, their hometown hero who was held hostage for 584 days by Hamas and plans to resume his military service with the Israeli Defense Forces.
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