Professor Liviu Librescu, the Hero of Virginia Tech, was given an Orthodox Jewish funeral in Brooklyn yesterday, with his wife Marlena in attendance. He was also honored at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum by George W. Bush. He will be buried in Israel.
His son Joe Librescu was interviewed yesterday afternoon on Fox News, in a brief video that includes President Bush’s eloquent tribute to him and some moving family pictures. The one above was released by his family.
Thank you to those who contributed eloquent comments to the prior JCI post -- the comments that follow the post are worth reading. He was a man from a different generation.
The casket of Liviu Librescu is carried through the streets in Brooklyn, New York, Wednesday, April 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig).
Marlena Librescu in Brooklyn after the funeral of her husband (AP Photo/Seth Wenig).
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