
Agudath Israel Publishes Statement on New York Times’ Attack on Hasidic Community
Agudath Israel of America decries today’s one-sided New York Times hit piece on New York State’s Hasidic community and its educational institutions.
Agudath Israel of America decries today’s one-sided New York Times hit piece on New York State’s Hasidic community and its educational institutions.
Chaplain (Col) Jacob Goldstein, Senior Chaplain at “Ground Zero” for all military branches assigned to the World Trade Center, tells his story of courage and purpose.
On the following day of the horror of September 11th, 2001 a Hatzalah volunteer, who responded to the World Trade Center as the towers collapsed, penned this letter to a family member.
On the 14th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11th Yeshiva World News released exclusive video that had never been published before, of the moments before and after the collapse of the towers.
Amid the chaos and panic following the airliners slamming into the two World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, many men and woman answered a higher calling – instead of running away, they turned and ran towards the burning buildings in desperate attempts to rescue those trapped in the burning inferno. Among those brave men was a band of Shomrim volunteers from Crown Heights.
It’s a heart-breaking bird’s eye view of New York’s worst tragedy. Years after the 9/11 attacks, the shocking and powerful 17-minute video taken by an NYPD helicopter on that fateful day remains a stark reminder of the events that took place.
In the days following the horror of September 11th, 2001 a Hatzalah volunteer, who was present at ground zero as the towers collapsed, penned the following memoir of the events of that day.