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Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:15:07 +0200
From: Schelly Dardashti <dardasht@barak-online.net>
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To: David Simon Bendory <david90@alumni.princeton.edu>
Subject: Re: Your siddur
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Dear David:
Thank you for your reply and the attached messages. 
You can give me permission to quote emails you received
IF you have asked for and received permission from the
SENDERS to do so -- I know, I know ... but it is safer. 
If we do not use the sender's name, I do not think we
need permission, but it makes it much nicer to attach
names to such aspects. 
I am looking forward to seeing them!

David, would please provide me with some bio on
yourself: age, education, what you do, family, etc.
--how you got into genealogy, how long, etc.
--How the siddur was finally retrieved from your desk?
--some more info about your family(ies) and places of
origin
--the previous trials and tribulations of the siddur

I know that it is hard to describe what you and others
went through last week, I would very much appreciate it
if you could offer some personal observations of what
you experienced, what you have seen in the rescue and
recovery stages, any remarks on how NYC pulls together
in the face of adversity (as a NYer born and bred, I
know, but this one isn't about me!!!). I have spoken to
friends and family about their experiences and have
been glued to the television for almost all of the
first week, 23 hours a day, and I know what you mean by
not having the words. 

I am looking forward to doing this column very much. I
believe it is very important. 

David, you mentioned having the page with the names and
dates scanned. If you could send that to me it would be
a good illustration. A photo of yourself or (some are
camera-shy, I know!) of one of the elder generations
(perhaps the ones who were the first to arrive in the
US), such as your great-grandmother if one is
available.

Best wishes,
I look forward to receiving more information (bio,
answers to questions, photo, scan, email responses)
from you and putting this together.
(Attachments need to be sent to my home email (barak)
as we cannot open them in the office because of virus
concerns).
Schelly Talalay Dardashti
Tel Aviv
dardasht@barak-online.net


David Simon Bendory wrote:
> 
> I am happy to have the story published. I have received about 100 e-mails
> now from people inspired by this story. It is an honor to my
> great-grandmother's soul.
> 
> I have enclosed the original postings to JewishGen (note the dates to get
> them in the right order). If you are interested, I am happy to forward you
> the responses I've gotten -- I've saved them all. (Can I grant you
> permission to publish others' words that they e-mailed to me? At any rate,
> you may find some of them interesting.)
> 
> May this miracle serve to inspire Jews everywhere to grow closer to God, the
> Jewish people, and the Holy Land!
> 
> David Simon Bendory
> david90@alumni.princeton.edu
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Schelly Dardashti" <dardasht@barak-online.net>
> To: <david90@alumni.princeton.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 3:05 AM
> Subject: Your siddur
> 
> > Dear David:
> > I was heartened to hear the story of your siddur.
> > I am looking to include some stories like this in my
> > next It's All Relative column for the City LIghts
> > weekly of the Jerusalem Post (distributed all over
> > Israel except Jerusalem, and also on the JP website).
> > Of course, I thought of it too late to save your
> > original post to JewishGen.
> > So, two questions:
> > 1) would you give permission for me to put in the story
> > of your siddur and its happy conclusion?
> > 2) could you please send me the original post to
> > Jewishgen?
> > I am sure I will have more questions as well.
> >
> > While I do not want to detract from the terrible loss
> > of life that befell thousands, sometimes people need to
> > hear about rays of light amid the darkness.
> >
> > Shana tovah!
> > Best regards,
> > Schelly Talalay Dardashti
> > Tel Aviv
> > dardasht@barak-online.net
> >
> > -------------------------
> > Subject: No Words to Describe
> > From: "David Simon Bendory"
> > <david90@alumni.princeton.edu>
> > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 18:10:09 GMT
> > X-Message-Number: 9
> >
> > Tens of people responded to my earlier story of my
> > GGM's siddur, trapped in
> > the wreckage of the World Trade Center. Several
> > encouraged me to have faith:
> > after surviving pogroms in Hungary, the journey to
> > America, and 3
> > generations of my family, the siddur would surely
> > survive this calamity as
> > well.
> >
> > Well, it seems that the presence of my siddur saved One
> > Liberty Plaza, which
> > is not only standing but also structurally sound -- in
> > spite of earlier
> > reports of its collapse.
> >
> > As to my siddur, it has been retrieved and is safely in
> > the hands of a
> > friend who will personally deliver it to me tonight in
> > time for Rosh
> > HaShannah.
> >
> > Earlier, I said that I have no words to describe the
> > catastrophe from which
> > I narrowly escaped. I now have no words to describe the
> > miracle which has
> > emerged from that same catastrophe.
> >
> > God willing, there are more miracles to come, in the
> > form of survivors who
> > emerge from the debris.
> >
> > Shanah tovah,
> >
> > David Simon Bendory
> > Livingston, NJ
> > david90@alumni.princeton.edu
> >