Rita Lasar

Overview

Rita Lasar (née Rabecca Zelmanowitz) born Cleveland, OH September 16, 1931 (d. 2017). As sister of 9/11 victim, co-founded September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, opposing violent response to 9/11, 2002. Opposed Iraq War, Guantanamo, and the bombing of Afghanistan.

Quotations

“I realized that my government was going to use my brother as justification for killing other people, and that had a tremendous impact on me. I didn’t want that to happen, not in my brother’s name.” (Democracy Now, Sept. 12, 2011; photo peacefultomorrows)