9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
This month will mark the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, November 9-10, 1938, when Nazis destroyed, burned and vandalized thousands of synagogues, Jewish homes and businesses. Kristallnacht survivor Ilie Wacs, who was 11 at the time, is an artist whose work about that act of terrorism, A Gathering Storm: The Vienna […]
Fordham Law School’s Center on National Security will present Lieutenant General Rhett Hernandez (ret.) on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 12:30pm. His topic will be Challenges Ahead in Cybersecurity. Lieutenant General Hernandez, former Commander of Army Cyber Command, will discuss the many challenges the US Army and Department of Defense face when operating in cyberspace. […]
The next John Jay Friday seminar on terrorism will be held on Friday, November 8, 2013 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. The speaker will be Peter Bergen, who will talk about the hunt for bin Laden. Peter Bergen was the only journalist allowed to interview Osama bin Laden in the late 1990s in the mountains of […]
The first annual Be the Hero for a Hero Dinner Dance will be held on Friday, November 8, 2013 at the Warwick Valley Country Club. Cocktail hour begins at 7:00pm, followed by dinner and dancing to the music of Celtic Cross. Tickets are $100.00 each. All funds raised will support the National Marrow Registry and […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the FF Carl Vincent Bini Memorial Fund provided disaster relief to hard-hit local communities. One year after the storm, many people still are out of their homes and need help. The Bini Fund is hosting a tribute concert to tribute bands to raise money for Sandy victims on Friday, […]
There will be a bone marrow drive for Owen Hogan on Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at Floral Park Village Hall in Floral Park, Queens. Owen, the 2-year-old son of FDNY firefighter Tim Hogan, has aplastic anemia, a potentially fatal blood disorder and desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. He has been […]