Brooklyn, NY – 15th Anniversary Of HaKadush Ari Halberstam’s Murder

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    Brooklyn, NY – Today marks 15 years since a Hasidic teenager was gunned down on the entrance ramp of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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    On March 1, 1994, 16-year-old Ari Halberstam was one of 15 Yeshiva students heading to Brooklyn when Lebanese national Rashid Baz opened fire on their van. Halberstam was shot in the head and died five days later.

    Baz, was convicted of murder and attempted murder and sentenced to 141 years in prison.

    The case was originally considered road rage, but in December 2000 it was changed to a terror crime.

    “My mission in this world until the day I die will be to fight against terrorists and terrorism that murdered my son,” said Devorah Halberstam, Ari’s mother.

    The Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, which opened in 2005, is dedicated to Ari Halberstam’s memory.

    The actual Yartzeit Of Ari Halberstams is Chof Gimmel Adar

    The grave site of Ari Halberstam Hyd


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    The fact that there has not been another crime such as this since 1994 may suggest things have gotten better efforts to fight terrorism have been successful.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    hy’d

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    I remember the day he got killed like it was yesterday.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Hy”d. I remember whe it happened and I have a friend who married a friend of his and they named their first son after him.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    HY”D

    Singled out special KIRUV
    Singled out special KIRUV
    15 years ago

    he was always close to the Rebbeh,
    …on his laps taught him alef beis ETC

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    giuliani used this tragedy to kiss up to the jews by making 2 dozen ari halberstam signs every 6 inches on the ramp to the brooklyn bridge

    Chaim B.
    Chaim B.
    15 years ago

    HY”D.

    Zain neshomo zol huben an aliya.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    By the way i still recall the funeral it was a sad moment I was personally there. Also I wonder if any of you recall how Steve Malzberg for years had him the brother on his show all the tiem. He helped hhim fight the cause. Personally I think Steve is one of those unappreciated radio talk show hosts.However this is neighter here nor there. In any case which ever way you slice it we are still in golus lets daven for his soul and for the fact that mossiach should come shortly amen

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    nochum sosonkin was one of the other boys who was shot and ended up in a coma. BH he recovered and i recall a few years ago seeing his chassunah on the tv news. they even interviewed the surgeon who had worked on him after the shooting who happily attended the wedding