By COLlive reporter
A memorial event marking the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Brooklyn Bridge terror attack will take place on Friday, March 1st at 12 PM.
The memorial ceremony will honor the memory of Ari Halberstam, a 16-year-old Yeshiva student who was murdered on the Brooklyn Bridge by an Islamic terrorist in the attack.
On March 1, 1994, a van carrying 15 Hasidic Jewish teenagers was ruthlessly gunned down by an Islamic terrorist on the Brooklyn Bridge in one of New York City’s worst pre-9/11 terror incidents. Among the victims, and the sole fatality, was Halberstam, whose mother, Devorah Halberstam, became one of the nation’s leading anti-terror activists and educators.
Ms. Halberstam campaigned to have the investigation of her son’s murder classified as a terrorist incident, not a road rage incident, as initially classified by the Department of Justice and FBI.
Recognizing that, at the time, law enforcement did not understand the threat and nature of terrorism, in 2001, Halberstam helped author New York State’s first laws to counter terrorism. Through her tireless advocacy efforts, Halberstam has played a pivotal role in promoting antiterrorism legislation to prevent future tragedies. The ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge, where Friday’s event will be held, was renamed the Ari Halberstam Memorial Ramp in her son’s memory.
In attendance, will be New York Mayor Eric Adams, Attorney General Tish James and FBI officials.
Our hearts are with you on this sad day as we reflect on your loss. Your loss of Ari is our loss. We are one family and we feel your pain today but we also thank you and applaud you for being a champion of others who have suffered because of the tragic consequences that hate has led to.
May you and your dear family only know from simchas and nachas.
Thank you for all you do! You and your family are in our hearts today
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH ANTISEMITISM HERE AND ABROAD?