REMEMBERING 9/11 HEROES ABE ZELMANOWITZ AND DANIEL LEWIN

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Abe Zelmanowitz stayed behind to help his wheelchair bound co-worker. Daniel Lewin attempted to thwart the airline hijackers. They are among the numerous heroes of September 11 of all faiths and ethnic backgrounds.  

Abraham Zelmanowitz, a kippa wearing Jewish-American, was memorialized by President George W. Bush, who said in a speech, 

"And we have seen our national character in eloquent acts of sacrifice. Inside the World Trade Center, one man who could have saved himself stayed until the end and at the side of his quadriplegic friend."

The friend was Edward Beyea. Zelmanowitz refused to leave his co-worker at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield where they worked, until rescue personnel came for them. 

However, after the rest of the staff evacuated, rescue workers were never able to reach those still inside. Friends and family members memorialized Zelmanowitz by praising his life-long sense of self-sacrifice and commitment.

11/09/2012  :  Ben Bresky and INN staff / INN.

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