On September 11, 2001, Abraham Zelmanowitz (who was also known as "Avrame" following the collision of
American Airlines Flight 11 with the building. According to Zelmanowitz's sister-in-law Evelyn Zelmanowitz, Beyea, who was one of Zelmanowitz's friends and a
quadriplegic, could not evacuate the building on his own, and so Zelmanowitz phoned her at 9:30am and told her that he would remain with Beyea until a rescue team arrived to help carry Beyea from the building. Both men were killed when the North Tower
collapsed,
President Bush mentioned Zelmanowitz's choice (although not Zelmanowitz by name) at the memorial prayer ceremony three days later, describing his action as heroic. Nearly one year after his death, Zelmanowitz's remains were positively identified among the debris, and he was brought to the
Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery in
Jerusalem, where he was interred beside his parents. At the
National 9/11 Memorial, Zelmanowitz is memorialized at the North Pool, on Panel N-65. ==References==