Photo Exhibit: Twin Towers Photo Twins

For many Americans the area around Ground Zero in New York City is sacred. This explains at least partially the uproar over plans to build a Muslim cultural center and a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero. <br /> <br />Stuttgart photographer Tom



By US AFRICOM Public Affairs U.S. Africa Command STUTTGART, Germany Sep 08, 2010
For many Americans the area around Ground Zero in New York City is sacred. This explains at least partially the uproar over plans to build a Muslim cultural center and a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero.

Stuttgart photographer Tom Bloch reinterprets America's Trauma: He had taken numerous pictures of the Twin Towers against the backdrop of New York. He returned right after the terror attacks to document the changes in the cityscape. Tom Bloch's photographs have become part of the collection of the National 9-11 Memorial & Museum.

Tom Bloch's Photo Exhibit will be shown at the German-American Center/James-F.-Byrnes-Institute: September 11 to October 7, Tuesday – Thursday 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. There will be a special opening on September 11, 2010, 11 am - 5 p.m.

Aside from Tom Bloch the following people will attend our press conference:
Colonel F. Childress, Director Public Affairs U.S. Africa Command, who narrowly escaped the attack on the Pentagon; Matthias Kleinert, Staatssekretär a.D. and former head of External Affairs of Daimler-Chrysler, who oversaw "The Bridge New York – Berlin" bringing 1000 High School kids from New York City to Germany.

The exhibit is sponsored by the Daimler AG.

Information & Registration at the German-American Center: Tel. 0711/228180, e-mail: weissenborn@daz.org

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