Ari Halberstam murder - Collection Finding Aid
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Ari Halberstam murder - Collection Finding Aid
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Description
This collection contains records related to the Brooklyn Bridge shooting on March 1, 1994. During this incident, gunman Rashid Baz opened fire on a van carrying Hasidic Jewish students, killing 15 year old Ari Halberstam and injuring 3 others. The open material in this collection is a State Department cable containing the U.S. government’s response to Bessam Reyati’s letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Reyati was the uncle of Baz and the wonder of the car Baz was driving. He was convicted of concealing evidence and, as a Jordanian citizen with U.S. permanent resident status, faced deportation due to his conviction.
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
Citation
“Ari Halberstam murder - Collection Finding Aid,” Clinton Digital Library, accessed December 21, 2024, https://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/119006.