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By Dan Aznoff, Jewish Sound Correspondent For one Bellevue retiree, President Obama’s decision to restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba rekindled memories of his parents’ clandestine escape from the island nation more than 50 years ago. Gabe Sterns remembers clearly how it took dramatic action from both U.S. senators fromContinue Reading

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October 4, 1928—March 1, 2014 Ephraim D. Shafer, born October 4, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pa., was an independent thinker practically from the start. He changed his name to Daniel E. Shafer, graduated high school early, and moved to Troy, N.Y. to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. When he gr aduated atContinue Reading