From: "David Simon Bendory" To: "Paula Zieselman" References: <004201c15702$0ae1dd10$64fa1dc7@david> <004e01c15721$1e0eaca0$0200000a@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: Rich Roots Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 12:40:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008C_01C15708.E6CE7710" 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_008C_01C15708.E6CE7710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for asking. I was actually in there yesterday to retrieve some additional personal = items. It was surreal. At one end of our floor, people's desks are = untouched, piled with papers, personal items, etc. as if they had just = gotten up to leave for lunch. At my end of the floor, everything is a = wreck. They have vacuumed and replaced my windows, but when I moved my = credenza to get access to my desk (they had pushed it in front), I = revealed dust, debris, and shattered glass underneath. Everything in my = office had been placed in plastic bags by the building cleanup workers. But the most overwhelming experience was the view of Ground Zero. The = debris is down to ground level now, and there must be ~20 steam shovels = digging it up and filling dump trucks. The large girders and I-beams go = onto flatbed trucks. There is little evidence that it was once a = building -- it is as if they are excavating a rocky quarry, but the = rocks are hunks of steel. There are no desks, no papers, no carpet, no = signs of what was once an enormous office tower... everything is dust = and ashes. There are still (at least) two fires burning, and the firemen = are still pouring on water. It has been 5 weeks, and I-beams are still = lifted out of the fires glowing red-hot. I recited Psalms over the mass grave of some 5000 people. This is a = holocaust -- not in the modern sense of the word, but in the Biblical = sense, a burnt offering which leaves no remains but ash. I continue to pray for peace. David PS -- As for returning, my group is relocating to 32 Old Slip, another = Goldman Sachs building in the area. It isn't clear what we'll be doing = with the space at One Liberty. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paula Zieselman=20 To: David Simon Bendory=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 11:33 AM Subject: Re: Rich Roots Thanks! I notice that 1 Liberty Plaza is reopening. Will you be = returning? pz ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Simon Bendory=20 To: Zieselman, Paula ; Leeson, Rosanne=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 7:51 AM Subject: Rich Roots Rich Roots is listed on our ROM-SIG pages as working in genealogy, = but they no longer provide services there. Please update our web page = when you get a chance. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: STUGENELOG@aol.com=20 To: david90@alumni.princeton.edu=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:08 AM Subject: Re: genealogy in Romania My firm no longer does research in Romania. We recommend:=20 Dr. Ladislau Gyemant=20 Str, Tarnita 1 B1, B5 Sc III, Ap28=20 3400 Cliej-Napoca, Romania=20 Tel. 011-40-64-167256, gyemant@mcarmilly.soroscj.ro=20 Thank you for contacting us.=20 Stuart Cooper, Rich Roots Genealogy=20 ------=_NextPart_000_008C_01C15708.E6CE7710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks for asking.
 
I was actually in there yesterday to = retrieve some=20 additional personal items. It was surreal. At one end of our floor, = people's=20 desks are untouched, piled with papers, personal items, etc. as if they = had just=20 gotten up to leave for lunch. At my end of the floor, everything is a = wreck.=20 They have vacuumed and replaced my windows, but when I moved my credenza = to get=20 access to my desk (they had pushed it in front), I revealed dust, = debris, and=20 shattered glass underneath. Everything in my office had been placed in = plastic=20 bags by the building cleanup workers.
 
But the most overwhelming experience = was=20 the view of Ground Zero. The debris is down to ground level now, = and there=20 must be ~20 steam shovels digging it up and filling dump trucks. The = large=20 girders and I-beams go onto flatbed trucks. There is little evidence = that it was=20 once a building -- it is as if they are excavating a rocky quarry, but = the rocks=20 are hunks of steel. There are no desks, no papers, no carpet, no signs = of what=20 was once an enormous office tower... everything is dust and ashes. There = are=20 still (at least) two fires burning, and the firemen are still pouring on = water.=20 It has been 5 weeks, and I-beams are still lifted out of the fires = glowing=20 red-hot.
 
I recited Psalms over the mass grave of = some 5000=20 people. This is a holocaust -- not in the modern sense of the word, but = in the=20 Biblical sense, a burnt offering which leaves no remains but = ash.
 
I continue to pray for = peace.
 
David
 
PS -- As for=20 returning, my group is relocating to 32 Old Slip, another Goldman Sachs = building=20 in the area. It isn't clear what we'll be doing with the space at One=20 Liberty.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Paula=20 Zieselman
To: David Simon Bendory =
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, = 2001 11:33=20 AM
Subject: Re: Rich Roots

Thanks! I notice that 1 Liberty Plaza = is=20 reopening. Will you be returning? pz
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David Simon Bendory =
To: Zieselman, Paula ; Leeson,=20 Rosanne
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, = 2001 7:51=20 AM
Subject: Rich Roots

Rich Roots is listed on our ROM-SIG = pages as=20 working in genealogy, but they no longer provide services there. = Please=20 update our web page when you get a chance.
 
 
----- Original Message -----=20
From: = STUGENELOG@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: genealogy in Romania

My firm = no longer=20 does research in Romania.  We recommend:
Dr. Ladislau = Gyemant=20
Str, Tarnita 1 B1, B5 Sc III, Ap28
3400 Cliej-Napoca, = Romania=20
Tel. 011-40-64-167256, gyemant@mcarmilly.soroscj.ro= =20

Thank you for contacting us.

Stuart Cooper, Rich = Roots=20 Genealogy
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