Marking The Anniversary

By Heather Won Tesoriero

Americans will pause on Sept. 11 to commemorate the sober occasion in many ways. Around the world, too, the date will be remembered. In Allentown, Pa., William Allen High School students will dedicate a 35-ft. mosaic depicting symbols of the events. Volunteers in San Francisco will unfurl artist Pop Zhao's 5-mile-long banner comprising 3,000 American flags and string it along the city's coastline. In Berlin German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder will attend an ecumenical service held in the Berlin Dom. Citizens of Anchorage will be able to make free long-distance phone calls to loved ones at a designated call center. The mayor of Birmingham, Ala., will dedicate the new Memorial Walk, which includes a ribbon-shaped sculpture and a flower garden. In Jerusalem a ceremony will be held at the Israel Museum, followed by an exhibit of Joel Meyerowitz's ground zero photos. In Cincinnati, Ohio, 343 empty pairs of boots will stand at the fire-fighter memorial as a tribute to the comrades who died in the World Trade Center collapse. In St. Paul, Minn., patrol officers will pull over and face their vehicles to the east. Motorists in Victoria, Australia, are being asked to turn on their headlights at 8:46 a.m. In Washington the Sept. 11 Quilt Project, above, will be on display on the Capitol Lawn. --By Heather Won Tesoriero