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Tenafly Honors a Hero: Street Renamed for Former Hamas Hostage Edan Alexander

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“Edan Alexander Way”: Tenafly Renames Street to Honor Former Hamas Hostage and Local Hero.

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TENAFLY, NJ – The community of Tenafly is set to honor one of its own—a young man whose story of captivity, resilience, and survival captured the hearts of New Jersey and the nation.

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Tenafly’s Edan Alexander Returns Home to New Jersey After 584 Days as Hamas Hostage

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TENAFLY, NJ — In an emotional and historic homecoming, Edan Alexander, a Tenafly native and Israeli-American soldier, has returned to New Jersey after enduring 584 days of captivity by Hamas. The streets of Tenafly were lined with members of the Jewish and Israeli community, waving flags and holding signs to welcome Alexander home after nearly 20 months of unimaginable hardship.

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