Tag Archives: 9/11 memorial
Sapling of Famous 9/11 Tree Planted in Asser-Levy Park
There were few things that survived the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. One of them was a callery pear tree that came to be known as the Survivor Tree. A month after the towers fell, recovery workers discovered the tree amidst the rubble. It was severely damaged, with twisted roots and snapped branches, […]
Time Capsule Honors the Fallen
Twenty-five years from now — when no one under the age of 40 has personal memories of the tragedy that befell America on September 11, 2001 — a time capsule is to be opened in a Long Island park to remind young and old of the responders who lost their lives in the aftermath. Supporters […]
The Good That Has Arisen
It is hard to imagine that anything good could come from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America. Yet underlying the memories of grief and shock that revisit us every year on the anniversary of the tragedy, we must also remember the unprecedented sense of solidarity and caring that arose in the aftermath of the […]
