Remembering
9/11
Each day we remember the victims, the families, and survivors dealing with loss, recognizing the lasting consequences of 9/11 on individual lives. It has been twenty years since the devastating tragedies of 9/11 but what continues to give us hope for the future are the compassionate stories of people who came together to help one another.
Rather than a simple tribute, Reich’s piece recreates the chaos and terror of the event itself - with a backing track playing panicked recordings taken from the day itself. The string quartet reacts to these sounds an imitates them throughout, something that Reich has done before, but rarely to such devastating effect. We hear the sound of a phone left off the hook, of air traffic controllers talking, firemen on the streets below - all creating that unique and terrifying atmosphere through music.
Book we have in our library:
973.931 MUR
A historical account of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including the events leading up to that day, the people involved, the monumental rescue and recovery efforts, and the lingering aftermath
973.931 GRE E
Provides a collection of essays debating the causes and effects of the 9/11 attacks on the United States including the threat of terrorism to US national security, the clash of civilizations between Islam and the West, and the response of the US to the attacks.
974.7 VOI
A collection of stories, photographs, artworks, letters, and poems from the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Fic GRA
Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
Fic Bux
The tragic 9/11 event in NYC that changed the world, altered the life of Abbi Hope Goldstein as well as that of Noah Stern. They did not know each other back then, but they know each other now, and while Abbi is trying to move forward with her life, Noah still has unanswered questions that he believes Abbi can help answer
Fic Maf
It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments--even the physical violence--she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her.
As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks approaches, these 17 documentaries — selected from two decades of extensive FRONTLINE reporting — probe that fateful day, investigate the cascade of decisions that followed and trace the lasting impact on America and the world.
Phyllis Rodriguez and Aicha el-Wafi have a powerful friendship born of unthinkable loss. Rodriguez' son was killed in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001; el-Wafi's son Zacarias Moussaoui was convicted of a role in those attacks and is serving a life sentence. In hoping to find peace, these two moms have come to understand and respect one another.