From: "David Simon Bendory" To: "Paula Zieselman" References: <004201c15702$0ae1dd10$64fa1dc7@david> <004e01c15721$1e0eaca0$0200000a@ix.netcom.com> <008f01c1572a$6e7a5b40$64fa1dc7@david> <00b901c15730$e0b52860$0200000a@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: Rich Roots Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 13:48:54 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B4_01C15712.763F43D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01C15712.763F43D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable No, I don't mind your forwarding this at all. Isn't interesting how = total strangers -- such as I and your friends to whom you forwarded this = -- have a strange ability to comfort each other in these troubling = times? There is nothing positive to come out of September 11, but I am = struck by the depth of community connections that have been forged and = the upsurgence of patriotism in my generation (I'm 33), me included, = which I don't think ever felt patriotism before, even in the Gulf War. As to going to see Ground Zero, I found it an important step in = mourning, especially going back to my old office. Sort of like going to = my grandparents' old apartment (which I still do to this day, and they = are dead for 20 years). Unfortunately, the site is overrun with tourists = who are jovially hanging out and snapping pictures. Their behavior is at = best inappropriate. Yes, I would like to have lunch one day. As I read the start of your = mail, I was thinking just that... and then you suggested it at the end. = I'm obviously all the way downtown. Where do you work? David Work: 902-5663 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paula Zieselman=20 To: David Simon Bendory=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:26 PM Subject: Re: Rich Roots David I hope you don't mind but I forwarded this to some family and = friends. We have not been down there. I think it is a holocaust in all = senses of the word. I had worked closely with 2 lawyers who were at = Cantor ( I was the librarian at the firm where they were associates) and = I can't believe they are gone. When the wind is from the South we can = still occasionally smell the fires (we are on 79th & Third) and whatever = they are putting in the air at the Fulton St. IRT stop is almost worse = than the other fumes! Good luck in your new location. Maybe someday we = can actually "do lunch". Paula ------=_NextPart_000_00B4_01C15712.763F43D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
No, I don't mind your forwarding this = at all. Isn't=20 interesting how total strangers -- such as I and your friends to whom = you=20 forwarded this -- have a strange ability to comfort each other in these=20 troubling times? There is nothing positive to come out of September 11, = but I am=20 struck by the depth of community connections that have been forged and = the=20 upsurgence of patriotism in my generation (I'm 33), me included, which I = don't=20 think ever felt patriotism before, even in the Gulf War.
 
As to going to see Ground Zero, I found = it an=20 important step in mourning, especially going back to my old office. = Sort of=20 like going to my grandparents' old apartment (which I still do to this = day, and=20 they are dead for 20 years). Unfortunately, the site is overrun with = tourists=20 who are jovially hanging out and snapping pictures. Their behavior is at = best=20 inappropriate.
 
Yes, I would like to have lunch one = day. As I read=20 the start of your mail, I was thinking just that... and then you = suggested it at=20 the end. I'm obviously all the way downtown. Where do you = work?
 
David
Work: 902-5663
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Paula=20 Zieselman
To: David Simon Bendory =
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, = 2001 1:26=20 PM
Subject: Re: Rich Roots

David I hope you don't mind but I = forwarded this=20 to some family and friends. We have not been down there. I think it is = a=20 holocaust in all senses of the word. I had worked closely with 2 = lawyers who=20 were at Cantor ( I was the librarian at the firm where they were = associates)=20 and I can't believe they are gone. When the wind is from the South we = can=20 still occasionally smell the fires (we are on 79th & Third) and = whatever=20 they are putting in the air at the Fulton St. IRT stop is almost worse = than=20 the other fumes! Good luck in your new location. Maybe someday we can = actually=20 "do lunch".   Paula
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