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Tuesday 10 sepTember 2024
A 9/11 anniversary tradition is handed down to a new generation

with me, getting me out of
Continued from Front trouble with Mom and Dad,
hanging out at the Jersey
More of the young readers Shore," Capri Yarosz said
are victims' nieces, neph- last year of her slain uncle,
ews or grandchildren. They New York firefighter Christo-
have inherited stories, pho- pher Michael Mozzillo.
tos, and a sense of solemn Now 17, she grew up with
responsibility. a homemade baby book
Being a "9/11 family" rever- about him and a fam-
berates through genera- ily that still mentions him in
tions, and commemorat- everyday conversation.
ing and understanding the "Chris would have loved
Sept. 11 attacks one day that" is a phrase often
will be up to a world with no heard around the house.
first-hand memory of them. She has read twice at the
"It's like you're passing the trade center ceremony.
torch on," says Allan Aldy- "It means a lot to me that I
cki, 13. can kind of keep alive my
He read the names of his uncle's name and just keep
grandfather and several reading everybody else's
other people the last two name, so that more of the
years, and plans to do so upcoming generations will
on on Wednesday. Aldy- Pamela Yarosz and her daughter Capri are shown with a photo of New York firefighter Christopher know," she said by phone
cki keeps mementoes in his Michael Mozzillo Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Freehold, N.J.. Mozzillo, who died in the 9/11 attacks, from her family's home in
was Pamela's brother.
room from his grandfather Associated Press central New Jersey. "I feel
Allan Tarasiewicz, a fire- good that I can pass down
fighter. ing peers who know little or ternational day of remem- The hourslong observance the importance of what
The teen told the audience nothing about 9/11. brance, Yom Hashoah. at the 9/11 Memorial in happened."
last year that he's heard When it comes time for the The names of the 168 peo- New York is almost exclu- Her two younger sisters also
so much about his grand- ceremony, he looks up in- ple killed in the 1995 bomb- sively dedicated to the have read names, and one
father that it feels like he formation about the lives of ing of a federal building in names of the 2,977 victims is preparing to do so again
knew him, "but still, I wish each person whose name Oklahoma City are read at all three sites, plus the Wednesday. Their mother,
I had a chance to really he's assigned to read. annually at the memorial six people killed in the 1993 Pamela Yarosz, has never
know you," he added. "He reflects on everything there. World Trade Center bomb- been able to steel herself
Allan volunteered to be a and understands the im- On Sept. 11 anniversaries, ing. All are read by relatives to sign up.
reader because it makes portance of what it means the Pentagon's ceremony who volunteer and are "I don't have that strength.
him feel closer to his grand- to somebody," his mother, includes military members chosen by lottery. It's too hard for me," says
father, and he hopes to Melissa Tarasiewicz, said. or officials reading the Each is given a subset of Pamela Yarosz, who is
have children who'll par- Reciting the names of the names of the 184 people names to render aloud. Mozzillo's sister. "They're
ticipate. "It's an honor to dead is a tradition that ex- killed there. The Flight 93 Readers also generally braver."
be able to teach them tends beyond ground zero. National Memorial has vic- speak briefly about their Callaway Treble, 18, says his
because you can let them War memorials honor fallen tims' relatives and friends own lost kin, frequently in generation of 9/11 families
know their heritage and military members by speak- read the list of the 40 pas- touching detail. needs to carry forward the
what to never forget," he ing their names aloud. sengers and crew mem- "I think often about how, victims' memory. He lost his
said by phone from cen- Some Jewish organizations bers whose lives ended at if you were still here, you aunt Gabriela Silvina Wais-
tral New York. He said he host readings of Holocaust the rural site near Shanks- would be one of my best man, a software company
already finds himself teach- victims' names on the in- ville, Pennsylvania. friends, looking at colleges office manager.q

Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in

cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says

report released Monday rency an attractive vehicle the victims to withdraw
that shows a 45% jump in for criminals, while creating small amounts of money
losses from 2022. challenges to recover sto- early on to make it seem
The FBI received nearly len funds," wrote Michael legitimate.
70,000 complaints in 2023 Nordwall, assistant director In some cases, those vic-
by victims of financial fraud of the FBI's criminal investi- tims are then targeted by
involving bitcoin, ether and gative division. bogus businesses claiming
other cryptocurrencies, ac- Scammers will often make they will help the victim re-
cording to the FBI. The most contact through dat- cover the cryptocurrency
rampant scheme was in- ing apps or social media they lost, according to the
vestment fraud, which ac- to build trust over several FBI.
counted for $3.96 billion of weeks or months before FBI officials say Americans
the losses. suggesting cryptocurrency of all ages can be a tar-
The seal on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building is seen June 9, 2023, "The decentralized nature investing, the FBI said. get of such scams, and
in Washington. of cryptocurrency, the Once the relationship is should be extremely cau-
Associated Press speed of irreversible trans- built, they convince the tar- tious when presented with
WASHINGTON (AP) — lion last year through fraud actions, and the ability to gets to use fake websites or investment opportunities
Americans were duped schemes involving crypto- transfer value around the apps to invest their money, from people they've never
out of more than $5.6 bil- currency, the FBI said in a world make cryptocur- sometimes even allowing met in real life.q