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Steve Sotloff's parents light first Hanukkah candle during celebration in Southwest Miami-Dade

Miami Herald Staff
Arthur and Shirley Sotloff, the parents of Steve Sotloff, a journalist beheaded by ISIS in September, remember their son by lighting the first Hanukkah candle at a community Hanukkah celebration in Southwest Miami-Dade on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. The event, was organized by the Chabad Center.
Arthur and Shirley Sotloff, the parents of Steve Sotloff, a journalist beheaded by ISIS in September, remember their son by lighting the first Hanukkah candle at a community Hanukkah celebration in Southwest Miami-Dade on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. The event, was organized by the Chabad Center. CARL JUSTE MIAMI HERALD STAFF

Arthur and Shirley Sotloff remembered their son Steve Sotloff as they light the first Hanukkah candle during a celebration organized by the Chabad Center of Kendall/Pinecrest at 8700 SW 112th St. in Southwest Miami-Dade on Tuesday.

Steve Sotloff, a journalist who grew up in Miam-Dade and attended the University of Central Florida, was beheaded by Islamic State militants in September after he was abducted in Syria in August 2013.

The 31-year-old became the second hostage death shared publicly by the terror group. The group has since killed more hostages in a similar manner.

This story was originally published December 17, 2014 at 7:49 AM with the headline "Steve Sotloff's parents light first Hanukkah candle during celebration in Southwest Miami-Dade."

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