Post by justjohn on Mar 17, 2009 2:58:03 GMT -7
Summary of the eRumor:
A forwarded email with photos of a 100 foot structure and says that it is a gift to the US from the people of Russia. The email says that this is called "The Teardrop" and serves as a memorial to the lives lost in the World Trade Center attack of September 11th. The email goes on to ask why there was no press coverage.
The Truth:
According to a March 9, 2005 press advisory written by The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor in New Jersey the "Teardrop" is a 100-foot September 11th memorial that was donated by the Russian people. Designed and created by Soviet artist Zurab Tsereteli, the Teardrop memorial was planned to sit on the waterfront at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor which was formerly the Military Ocean Terminal. The advisory said, "The monument will be placed in the northeast corner of the Peninsula in a not-yet-built two-acre park that will face the site of the World Trade Center."
The memorial was dedicated on September 11, 2006 in a ceremony attended by former President Bill Clinton. Also in attendance were Michael Chertoff, the Bush Adminstration Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and family members of World Trade Center victims. Recording artist Leann Rimes sang the National Anthem and Amazing Grace at the dedication ceremony.
Click for Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority site.
Not much remains in the news archives of this memorial or the dedication ceremony. All that was discovered was the media advisory and a March 6, 2009 New York Times real estate section story about the development of rental units the Bayonne area which mentions the memorial as a place of interest in the article. Click for New York Times story.
updated 03/15/09
A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:
Why is it we never heard about this? How is it that Russia can do it but the US hasn’t been able to create an appropriate monument?
A forwarded email with photos of a 100 foot structure and says that it is a gift to the US from the people of Russia. The email says that this is called "The Teardrop" and serves as a memorial to the lives lost in the World Trade Center attack of September 11th. The email goes on to ask why there was no press coverage.
The Truth:
According to a March 9, 2005 press advisory written by The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor in New Jersey the "Teardrop" is a 100-foot September 11th memorial that was donated by the Russian people. Designed and created by Soviet artist Zurab Tsereteli, the Teardrop memorial was planned to sit on the waterfront at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor which was formerly the Military Ocean Terminal. The advisory said, "The monument will be placed in the northeast corner of the Peninsula in a not-yet-built two-acre park that will face the site of the World Trade Center."
The memorial was dedicated on September 11, 2006 in a ceremony attended by former President Bill Clinton. Also in attendance were Michael Chertoff, the Bush Adminstration Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, and family members of World Trade Center victims. Recording artist Leann Rimes sang the National Anthem and Amazing Grace at the dedication ceremony.
Click for Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority site.
Not much remains in the news archives of this memorial or the dedication ceremony. All that was discovered was the media advisory and a March 6, 2009 New York Times real estate section story about the development of rental units the Bayonne area which mentions the memorial as a place of interest in the article. Click for New York Times story.
updated 03/15/09
A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:
Why is it we never heard about this? How is it that Russia can do it but the US hasn’t been able to create an appropriate monument?