23 Years later Part 3: 9/11 Through The Lens of A Shomrim Volunteer

As we reach the 23rd anniversary of the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, CrownHeights.info presents a series of photos, memoirs, and documents from that fateful day.

Amid the chaos and panic following the airliners slamming into the two World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, many men and woman answered a higher calling – instead of running away, they turned and ran towards the burning buildings in desperate attempts to rescue those trapped in the burning inferno. Among those brave men was a band of Shomrim volunteers from Crown Heights.

Among those who participated in the rescue effort were: Gadi Hershkop, Lelly Hershkop, Shloime Fisher, Shloime Klein, Mendy Breier, Boruch Marmulszteyn and Zevi Laine.

During their time at ground zero, one of the volunteers took these historic videos, published here on Crown Heights.info for the first time.