I will never forget 911 in 1987. My son was born. I woke up on 912 and I was 25 years old in 2001. My son was in Jerusalem on his way home and called me and said we can’t have a birthday they’re bombing Washington
And I said no dear it’s the twin towers just come home. We were living in the Negev
I’m just grateful for the Hebrew calendar because we can celebrate our birthdays in Elul
What it doesn’t coincide with September 11 and 12th
And no amount of terror can take away my joy on the anniversary of becoming a mother, whether it’s the Gregorian calendar or other
911 a constant reminder of man's inhumanity to man and capabilities. In my mind a life changing event. My thoughts and prayers with the victims and their families from Australia. May God bless America.
This is deep, Phyllis dear. What you wrote then was prophetic. I wish it hadn’t been. But it was and still is. Thank you, always, for standing where you stand, and witnessing what you witness.
On that day I was working. The English dept. office had immense school windows that faced the Twin Towers. We saw billowing black smoke and fire out of gash. My first class.........,,the sound of waling sirens. How could I carry on with the planned lesson? I didn't. A couple of kids in the hallway laughing. As if it was movie...a video game. Then terrified kids running to the offices to contact loved ones....find out their fate.
You wrote "be afraid." I'm afraid we have a generation with no memory of this day...the stillness of the people once the subway began running again. The fear. The dread. And now a mayor who will say what? That 9/11 "didn't happen in a vacuum?" A mayor who found jubilation in Oct 7th. This is some one I dread and I'm still in shock that there are enough New Yorkers who will anoint this hyena mayor. I don't have a family member or friend who was murdered on either date and it is horror enough to hear the names of strangers intoned.
It seems we've learned nothing from that horror. muslim immigration into this country since 9/11 has exponentially increased and NYC is on the verge of electing a muslim brotherhood mayor. Muslims have greater political power than ever and its the Jews who are hated, blamed and targeted. You would have thought 9/11 would have been a huge wake-up call which brought the west more aligned with Israel. Yet Israel is condemned while the west still plays footsie with terror regimes.
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Thank you for this piece. I am afraid too many have forgotten this terrible day.
Bsorot tovot
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I will never forget 911 in 1987. My son was born. I woke up on 912 and I was 25 years old in 2001. My son was in Jerusalem on his way home and called me and said we can’t have a birthday they’re bombing Washington
And I said no dear it’s the twin towers just come home. We were living in the Negev
I’m just grateful for the Hebrew calendar because we can celebrate our birthdays in Elul
What it doesn’t coincide with September 11 and 12th
And no amount of terror can take away my joy on the anniversary of becoming a mother, whether it’s the Gregorian calendar or other
From email:
911 a constant reminder of man's inhumanity to man and capabilities. In my mind a life changing event. My thoughts and prayers with the victims and their families from Australia. May God bless America.
From email:
Hi Phyllis, Beautifully written and compelling!
From email:
This is deep, Phyllis dear. What you wrote then was prophetic. I wish it hadn’t been. But it was and still is. Thank you, always, for standing where you stand, and witnessing what you witness.
On that day I was working. The English dept. office had immense school windows that faced the Twin Towers. We saw billowing black smoke and fire out of gash. My first class.........,,the sound of waling sirens. How could I carry on with the planned lesson? I didn't. A couple of kids in the hallway laughing. As if it was movie...a video game. Then terrified kids running to the offices to contact loved ones....find out their fate.
You wrote "be afraid." I'm afraid we have a generation with no memory of this day...the stillness of the people once the subway began running again. The fear. The dread. And now a mayor who will say what? That 9/11 "didn't happen in a vacuum?" A mayor who found jubilation in Oct 7th. This is some one I dread and I'm still in shock that there are enough New Yorkers who will anoint this hyena mayor. I don't have a family member or friend who was murdered on either date and it is horror enough to hear the names of strangers intoned.
It seems we've learned nothing from that horror. muslim immigration into this country since 9/11 has exponentially increased and NYC is on the verge of electing a muslim brotherhood mayor. Muslims have greater political power than ever and its the Jews who are hated, blamed and targeted. You would have thought 9/11 would have been a huge wake-up call which brought the west more aligned with Israel. Yet Israel is condemned while the west still plays footsie with terror regimes.
I will never forget. It's difficult to hear "Amazing Grace.". It was played at so many funerals.
People have forgotten already. Is it the human mind that can't comprehend the pure evil in some people?
I was in Brooklyn on 9/11 and I remember seeing the smoke from the towers and riding home on an LIRR train that was like a return from a huge funeral
The only Maltese victim, is the son of my mum's neighbours and yes, you're right, nothing is same since then.