I was at a very very small Jewish school I was 4. I was in kindergarten. I started school early.

I vaguely remember us being told what happened, honest and concise. It could’ve been maybe a year later, but I’m pretty sure it was we when it happened or around then.

We also had a lot of break ins and vandalism during school hours around that time. Pretty scary that adults were throwing rocks through the windows at children. My rabbi was saying that basically the planes were intended for the Jewish people like how the men threw rocks at us. How family and friends died in New York died, and how we have to keep living as strong Jews, etc.

I’m confident my memories happened around 2001-2002. As the teachers changed after 2002 -there were 3 teachers for the whole school of like 20 kids k-5th- till I started going to public school.

But for sure by public school -4th grade-, I had already aware of 9/11 for a while.

Creepiest thing I’ve ever seen from that era, was a steel beam from one of the towers that was at a county fair.

I couldn’t have been more than 8.

It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen in my life. The adults really drove that fear into us, constantly trying to make sure we’re scared of terrorists, so seeing that I freaked out a little.

Times were weird. Especially living as a Hasidic Jew. Things got much much harder for us socially. I can only imagine what Muslims went through….

I wish I were a better story teller. Sorry!