Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Sunday, November 25, 2001 6:36 PM criticism of the way relief has been organized for victims wtc 911 FAMILIES TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; MY BROTHER, WAS KILLED IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS OF 9/11/01. HE WAS AN ATTORNEY, 27 YEARS YOUNG, WHO WORKED FOR ON THE 85TH FLOOR OF TOWER 2. HE WAS LAST SEEN BY HIS SECRETARY ON 78TH FLOOR WHERE HE LEFT HER AND TOLD HER TO KEEP GOING DOWN, AND GET OUT, WHILE HE WENT BACK TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER COLLEAGUE WHO HAD NOT LEFT THE OFFICES AS YET. NEITHER SHE, NOR MY BROTHER MADE IT OUT ALIVE. HIS SECRETARY DID, AND WAS ABLE TO TELL HER STORY. MY BROTHER WAS ONE OF FOUR CHILDREN. THERE IS ME, YEAR OLD DIVORCED WITH CUSTODY OF YR OLD SON, AND YR OLD DAUGHTER, ONE SISTER AGE , MARRIED WITH 4 CHILDREN AGES , ANOTHER SISTER AGE MARRIED WITH ONE CHILD AGE , AND MY MOM AGE AND DAD AGE . HE WAS ALSO MARRIED AND HIS WIFE AGE IS PREGNANT IN HER 5TH MONTH, NO OTHER CHILDREN. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE 6 IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER MOURNERS, 5 WHO KNEW MY BROTHER FOR 27 YEARS, AND 1 WHO WAS MARRIED TO HIM FOR 4. THE WORLD THUS FAR CONTINUOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEEDS OF THE VICTIMS OF THIS TRAGEDY FAMILIES, BUT WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, AND ALL IS SAID AND DONE, IT IS THE SPOUSE WHO THE WORLD SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. NOT THE OTHER 5 MOURNERS IN HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY. THE FACT THAT MY PARENTS HAVE TO MOURN THE LOSS OF A CHILD, WHICH NO PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO DO, NEVER MIND NOT EVEN HAVING A BODY TO BURY, OR THE FACT THAT 7 NIECES AND NEPHEWS VERY CLOSE IN AGE TO THEIR UNCLE HAVE TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND, THROUGH OUTSIDE THERAPY AND COUNSELING, OR THE 3 REMAINING SIBLINGS MUST REALIZE OUR FAMILY WILL NEVER BE WHOLE AGAIN, IS TOTALLY UNIMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO RELIEF AID DUE TO THIS TRAGEDY. WE CAN'T EVEN GET A RETURN PHONE CALL FROM MANY OF THE AGENCIES OUT THERE. FOR THE LAST 7 -PLUS WEEKS, MY LARGE IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAS HELD VIGIL IF YOU WILL AT MY HOME IN WOODBURY NEW YORK, AND HAS SLEPT TOGETHER, AND MOURNED TOGETHER, AND EATEN TOGETHER. NONE OF US HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET BACK TO WORK ON ANY KIND OR REGULAR SCHEDULE. THE MEMORIAL SERVICE ON OCT 14, COVERED BY FOX 5 IN RIVERDALE NEW YORK, ATTENDED BY OVER 1500PEOPLE, WAS FOLLOWED WITH 7 DAYS OF "SHIVA", AND THEN COMPLETE EMPTINESS AS WE ALL ATTEMPT TO PUT OUR LIVES BACK. NONE OF US HAS SUCCEEDED AS OF THE WRITING OF THIS PLEA. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL OF THE LISTED ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES ASKING FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT FOR US.. WE WERE NOT DEPENDENT ON MY BROTHERS INCOME.. THE FACT THAT HE WAS PLANNING ON TAKING CARE OF HIS PARENTS WHO ARE MEDICALLY NOT IN THE BEST OF HEALTH, IS INSIGNIFICANT NOW. THE FACT THAT MY SISTER IN LAW IS RECEIVING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT, AS SHE IS THE WIFE OF 4 YEARS IS ALL THEY KNOW HOW TO SAY. EVEN WHEN SPEAKING TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION, WE ARE TOLD WITHOUT MY SISTER IN LAW, WE ARE SECONDARY CITIZENS. WHILE WATCHING A NEWS BROADCAST ON WEDNESDAY EVENING NOV 8, I WAS ENLIGHTENED TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 160 ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE COLLECTED MONIES FOR VICTIMS FAMILIES, YET NO ONE HAS A LIST OF WHO THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE, SO WE CAN ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THEM. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED, AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO TRY AND COLLECT. ALL THE WEB SITES TELL YOU HOW TO DONATE NOT HOW TO COLLECT OR SEEK RELIEF. EVERYONE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND, HAS BEEN BLUNT WITH WE ARE ONLY CONCERNED WITH SPOUSES...THEN WHY CALL IT FAMILY RELIEF?????????? THE SPOUSES GET THE LIFE INSURANCE, THE SPOUSES GET THE QUICK DOLLARS FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF, THE SPOUSES GET SOME SALARY CONTINUED TO BE PAID, AND THE REST OF THE VICTIMS FAMILY CAN GO RIGHT IN THE SEWER.... I CAN LOSE MY HOUSE, MY CHILDREN CAN LOOSE THE ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD, MY PARENTS CAN FORGET THEY EVER HAD ANOTHER SON, AND CONTINUE TO SUFFER MEDICALLY AND PUSH TO SURVIVE, AND MY SISTERS CAN ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THEIR SISTER IN LAW WILL BE HAPPY, THAT'S ALL THAT THE WORLD CARES ABOUT. I AM SICK TO MY STOMACH OVER THIS WHOLE SITUATION, AND AM AT WHITS END WHERE TO TURN NOW. PLEASE, I HOPE YOU FIND IT WITHIN YOUR POWERS TO PROVIDE ME SOME SORT OF DIRECTION, A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL, AN AGENCY TO CONTACT, A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO MAY TRULY CARE- WE ARE ALL SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT THE FIREMEN AND RESCUE WORKERS, AS MY BROTHER WAS A HERO TOO, I HAVE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS REPORT TO PROVE THAT, AND THE WORLD WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE FAMILIES, WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE ONLY CONCERNED WITH THE SPOUSE. OUR GOVERNMENT TOOK THE LIFE OF OUR BROTHER, SON, AND UNCLE, AS THEY DIDN'T ACT PROPERLY ON INFORMATION THEY HAVE, AND THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US OR WHAT HAPPENS TO US... ANY HELP APPRECIATED. THANK YOU Thank you, Individual Comment Plainview, New York September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000539.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-25