

Jillian Mitchell and her fiancé, Parker, escaped the massive fire that engulfed their Midtown high-rise Saturday afternoon. Manhattan high-rise fire survivor runs New York City Marathon 01:12įrom a fire to the finish line - we have an incredible story of resilience at this year's marathon. The organization helps Holocaust survivors with food, health care, and transportation. Rozner," he said.Īnd Even-Esh said while the race may be over, his quest to spread love and raise money for Holocaust survivors is still going.Įven-Esh is one of 35 people who ran for The Blue Card.

"Right now, I deliver it proper, runnin' the marathon right in front of Ms. He freestyles on the street, with or without a beat. "We have this special position where we get to kind of bring people together and bring our culture, our little twist into it." "To be a person with a yarmulke on Wild 'n Out is really cool," Even-Esh said. "We hold them in such high regard, yet we kind of forget about them in daily life," Even-Esh said.Īnd the marathon happened one year after a famous run-in with a rapper outside of a Knicks game.įat Joe took over the mic and following that, Kosha Dillz became a part of the MTV show "Wild 'n Out." He spent time over the summer with some of the 3,000 survivors The Blue Card serves, and the organization says many struggle to afford basic needs. "We have these heroes, our direct descendants of the last like worst human atrocity in mankind, so with that being said, I think we should treat them as such," Even-Esh said. Marathon day alone, the Brooklyn resident said he raised more than $1,000 for The Blue Card, which provides financial assistance to Holocaust survivors. Rami Matan Even-Esh, also known as rapper Kosha Dillz, gave his in the marathon and said he got that positive energy right back from strangers.

Rapper Kosha Dillz runs NYC Marathon to raise money for Holocaust survivors 02:18
