Sept. 11, 2001 is a day so etched in our memories that most people can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing at the time of the attacks. Like many others, I learned about what was happening from breaking news broadcasts on TV. The feelings of helplessness, fear and sorrow were overwhelming, and as a nation we grieved the loss of the men and women who died in the Twin Towers, on United Airlines Flight 93 and in the Pentagon, as well as the police, firefighters and volunteers who died in heroic rescue attempts. Ten years later, we are commemorating that day with hope, …

Sept. 6-Oct. 21 – Art exhibition called “Reaction and Healing: The Tenth Anniversary of 9-11” at Penn State Lehigh Valley in Center Valley. The public is welcome to come to a free reception at the Gallery 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 8.Sept. 9 – Memorial service with music and readings 1-2 p.m. at Penn State Lehigh Valley in Center Valley.Sept. 10 – Exhibition and commemoration at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, 432 W. Walnut St., Allentown. Exhibit will open at 1 p.m. with presentation by Petty Officer Jim Cava, U.S. Navy Retired. Those attending can view a fire truck from Ground Zero. The …

There are movies – such as “Schindler’s List” – that you know you should see but don’t want to go through the experience of actually watching that kind of human horror.  Knowing that the terror, cruelty and pain inflicted are based on true events from the Holocaust makes it all the more agonizing. So you steel yourself because sometimes your job as a human being is to not look away.  I couldn’t bring myself to watch “United 93” when it first came out because when I rent movies, escapism usually wins out over “painful but important.”  But with the 10th anniversary of September 11 upon us, it …

A community interfaith gathering on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will give people in the Lehigh Valley an opportunity to continue healing and building relationships.“We’ve come a long way in the last decade in terms of understanding one another,” said the Rev. Christine L. Nelson, executive director of The Lehigh County Conference of Churches. “We believe this gives our community and the world hope.”“Come together in hope” will be the theme of the interfaith gathering at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Jewish Community Center at 22nd and Tilghman streets in …