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NCHS Junior Launches Effort To Raise Money for Civilians Caught in Israel-Hamas Conflict
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New Canaan High School junior Tahlia Scherer reached out to us the week prior to Thanksgiving, expressing concerns about civilians caught amid the armed conflict between Hamas and Israel, which declared war following a surprise attack on Oct. 7. She’s raising funds for the American Red Cross, which is providing civilian aid in the Israel-Hamas Conflict—see this GoFundMe page. (Note: Here’s a list of other ways to volunteer and donate, from the Center for International Disaster Information.)
We put some questions to Scherer about her efforts.
Our exchange follows. ***
New Canaanite: Tell us about how you came to hear about the Israel-Hamas conflict and what was your initial reaction to it?