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2 The Jewish Journal – jewishjournal.org – april 14, 2011
New Journal Advertiser Rescues Toddler from Roof SWAMPSCOTT — One of the Jewish Journal’s newest advertisers, Todd Flannery of Flannery’s Handymen, made a dramatic rescue on April 12 when he spotted a toddler stuck on a roof. Flannery was walking outside with his two-year-old son Shayne when he heard strange cries. “I looked up and saw a baby crying on a roof,” he said. He instructed his own tod-
dler to stay put while he climbed up the side of the house to coax the scared toddler down. Flannery has pledged to donate 10 percent of his profits to educational programs at Chabad of the North Shore if people say they saw the advertisement in the Jewish Journal. “We do a lot of work for Rabbi Yossi, and he has basically become a good friend,” Flannery said.
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Todd Flannery and his son, Shayne, recount his dramatic rescue of a toddler from a Swampscott roof.
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Israeli Flag to Be Raised at Lynn City Hall
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LYNN — The holiday of Passover, which commemorates the redemption of the Jewish people from Egyptian bondage, shares a common theme with the creation of the modern State of Israel.
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This Passover, the city of Lynn will pay a special tribute to both the Jewish community of the North Shore and the State of Israel by prominently raising the flag of Israel on the mall in front of Lynn City Hall. Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy has graciously agreed to preside over the flag raising in conjunction with Rabbi Avraham Kelman of Congregation Ahabat Sholom in Lynn, as well as members of the Consulate of Israel in Boston. The community is welcome to join in, celebrating our spiritual redemption from bondage to freedom at this auspicious time, in a most unique way. The flag of the State of Israel will be raised on Thursday, April 21, at 4 p.m., in front of City Hall, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn. The colors will fly over the city for one full week.
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