1. ABE AND ED
FROM : AMERICA : A TRIBUTE TO HEROES, BBC1, SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2001
1 Abe Z, 50 years old, an orthodox Jew, had a friend named Edward D, 42 years old, a Christian and a
2 quadriplegic.
3 They worked together on the 27th of the Trade Center’s north tower and as the smoke began to fill
4 their offices last Tuesday morning, Ed, stuck in his wheelchair told Abe to get out. Abe had plenty of
5 time to do just that but he refused to leave Ed’s side. Instead, Abe told Ed’s nurse to go and that he
6 would stay and look after his friend.
7 They called their families, Abe dialling and holding up the receiver to Ed’s ear. They each told their
8 families they were ok. And then the building fell. Abe and Ed were lost together that morning but they
9 taught all of us the meaning of friendship and selflessness.