“9/11” Tag Archive
Remembering 9/11, Part 2: Up Close and Personal
We disembarked from the double decker tour bus at the Battery Park stop (closest stop to the Liberty/Ellis Islands ferry terminal).
On the way to the line for the ferry, we came across “The Sphere”. This was the 45,000 lbs steel and bronze sculpture that stood in the center of the fountain at the World Trade Center Tobin Plaza (part of the grounds between the WTC buildings).
This striking work was made by Fritz Koenig (a German artist who is also known… Read more »»
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Remembering 9/11, Part 1: From a Distance
I always thought we’d make a point of visiting Ground Zero when we finally get to NY. Say Tehillim (Psalms), meditate on the enormity of the event, try to make the stories a little more real for the kids (and for us), and so on.
By the time we finally made it to NY, however, the site had been cleared of the rubble (apparently), and all that remains is just another construction site.
Having been to the Twin Towers repeatedly in the… Read more »»
