Three decades after a terrorist opened fire on a van carrying Jewish students on the Brooklyn Bridge, a heartbroken mother joined city officials for a solemn commemoration.
NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Bridge was bathed in sunlight as tourists walked across the East River stretch on Friday. The iconic spot is associated with unthinkable pain for Devorah Halberstam, who could not stop her tears at a commemoration ceremony for her son, Ari. 'We stand here now on holy ground. Every time I cross the bridge, I stop and say a prayer for my son. His blood is entwined in the steel beams of this bridge,' she said, wiping tears from her eyes.
Years after the attack, the gunman, a Lebanese-born cab driver, confessed behind bars that he attacked the students because they were Jewish.This summer, the Anti-Defamation League announced it is offering a $50,000 reward for information about any possible co-conspirators who helped plan the shooting. The ramp leading up to the bridge bears Halberstam's name, and the Jewish Children's Museum was created in his honor.
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