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The Rabbi of Ground Zero

A Chaplain's Recollections of 9-11

By Colonel Jacob Goldstein

Called to Duty
Called to Duty
Receiving the Call from the National Command Center
The National Guard is mobilized and Col. Goldstein is told to report to the site of the World Trade Center.
Arriving at Ground Zero
Arriving at Ground Zero
Buildings Were Still On Fire
Col. Goldstein describes the scene at the site of the World Trade Center when he arrived.
Where Are the Survivors?
Where Are the Survivors?
Trying to Make Order Amid Chaos
Col. Goldtsein first realizes that no survivors are coming out of the fallen buildings.
Rosh Hashanah at Ground Zero
Rosh Hashanah at Ground Zero
Prayers and Sounding the Shofar
A Jewish woman goes looking for services on Rosh Hashanah and hears the shofar at Ground Zero.
Chief Chaplain of Ground Zero
Chief Chaplain of Ground Zero
How Did a Rabbi Get the Job?
How did Col. Goldstein come to be charged with the responsibility of being the chief chaplain at Ground Zero?
Looking for Survivors
Looking for Survivors
Families of Victims Arrive at the Scene
What happened when the families of the victims started to show up at Ground Zero in search of their loved ones.
A Yarmulka in the Rubble
A Yarmulka in the Rubble
Trying to Track a Victim's Identity
A soldier discovers a yarmulka among the rubble at Ground Zero and brings it to Col. Goldtsein.
This Was My Parade
"This Was My Parade"
A Vietnam Vet at Ground Zero
Why did a veteran soldier disobey Col. Goldstein's orders while driving from the scene of Ground Zero?
The Religion Corner
The "Religion Corner"
A Makeshift Chapel in the Rubble
The authorities almost close down Col. Goldstein's makeshift "religion corner" -- an area of a collapsed subway station divided off with sheets of plywood.
A Sukkah at Ground Zero
A Sukkah at Ground Zero
Celebrating the Holiday of Sukkot
How a two and a half ton Army truck was turned into a mobile sukkah.
Kaddish at Ground Zero
Kaddish at Ground Zero
Remembering a Fallen Hero of 9-11
A family says kaddish at Ground Zero for their loved one who died trying to save a coworker during the attack. The story of 9-11 hero, Abraham Zelmanowitz.
9-11 and the Holocaust
9-11 and the Holocaust
A Child of Holocaust Survivors Connects to His Parents at Ground Zero
Zero Col. Goldstein reflects on how being at Ground Zero gave him a poignant connection to his parents who were concentration camp survivors.
Chaplain, Keep Those Prayers Coming!
"Chaplain, Keep Those Prayers Coming!"
The Chaplain and the President
Col. Goldstein's encounter with President George W. Bush.
It Was a Different City
It Was a Different City
New York City in the Days Following 9-11
Col. Goldstein recalls the incredible feeling of unity that was felt in New York City during the days following the attack.

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