Fox News: 'Living legend': Schumer honors centenarian Holocaust survivor with Capitol flag, Senate floor recognition

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'Living legend': Schumer honors centenarian Holocaust survivor with Capitol flag, Senate floor recognition

Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer honored 100-year-old Holocaust survivor living on Long Island with Senate recognition, he announced Monday.......                    ...                        ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login celebrated a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor living on Long Island on Monday, gifting her with a flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol in her honor, as well as bestowing her with a special Senate floor recognition as a New York "hometown hero," Fox News Digital learned. ......"I am proud to honor a living legend right here on Long Island today, and that is Pina Frassineti Wax," Schumer said Monday, according to a press release provided to Fox Digital. "Pina is whip smart, energetic and going strong—but she also remembers the horrors of the Holocaust, and having seen it all, Pina has dedicated her life to teaching, loving and learning."......"The number of Americans who are both 100-years-old, and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login is not a high number, so knowing that a living legend is right on Long Island should give Pina's family, friends, neighbors and all New Yorkers an amazing life story to celebrate," Schumer continued. ......Pina Frassineti Wax, 100, is originally from Rome, Italy, and survived the Holocaust before settling in Long Island's hamlet of Baldwin. Schumer gifted Frassineti Wax a flag that flew in her honor at the Capitol, and announced she will also receive a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login later Monday commemorating her "living legend status on Long Island."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"As a centenarian, and going—Pina, born in Rome, Italy, has witnessed a century of profound change in the world, from the devastating losses of the Holocaust to the remarkable advancements in human rights, democracy, and peace, always advocating for truth, justice, and remembrance," Schumer said while presenting the Holocaust survivor with the flag that flew in her honor. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login explained that before Frassineti Wax fled Europe for America, she and her family hid in a Catholic convent to escape the Nazis. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Pina has not only survived, but she has thrived—from the Jewish ghetto in Rome to the promise of America and her community on Long Island. Pina's history includes the loss of family in Dachau. Pina remembers well, having to hide with her mother and brother in a Catholic convent to escape the Nazis," Schumer said. ......"She would face great trauma and worry during the Holocaust, but she never gave up. Her loving husband, Mario Wax, was also a Jewish Italian. Mario joined the U.S. Army, being awarded a Bronze Star. They shared forty-four wonderful years together."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Schumer's announcement comes just ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. ......"Pina's milestone year—her hundredth—serves as a remarkable testament to her perseverance and triumph during one of the darkest chapters of human history, emerging from the horrors of the Holocaust with an unwavering commitment to survival, and rebuilding, while ensuring that the atrocities committed are never forgotten," Schumer continued. ......Frassineti Wax was joined by members of her family, as well as You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on Monday. ......The recognition comes as the war in Israel continues since October of 2023. New York was rocked by You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in response to the war last year, including agitators and student protesters flooding college campuses, notably at Columbia University. ...

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