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Rita Lasar, Who Lost Her Brother in the World Trade Center Attack, Speaks with US From Afghanistan, Where She Is Meeting with Afghans Who Lost Their Loved Ones in the U.S. Bombing

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  • Rita Lasar, who lost her brother Abe Zelmanowitz in the World Trade Center attack, speaking from Afghanistan, where she is meeting with Afghans who lost their loved ones in the U.S. bombing.

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