Bonded by loss: Women who lost dads in 9/11 and Oct. 7 terror attacks form sisterhood
Kristin Marino and Maya Peretz are two young women, bonded by a profound loss.
Kristin Marino and Maya Peretz are two young women, bonded by a profound loss.
Marino was just 3 years old when her father — Kenneth Joseph Marino, an FDNY firefighter for Rescue Company 1 in Hell’s Kitchen — was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. At least once a year, she goes to the World Trade Center reflecting pools to pay tribute to her father.
“I just feel like I’m with him when I’m here. This is where he still is, since they didn’t find him. I just have a peace that comes over me,” she told NBC New York.
Marino’s most recent visit took on added significance. As part of a new documentary, the 26-year-old Christian social media influencer met the 21-year-old Peretz, whose father was killed while trying to save her from the Oct. 7 terror attack at the Nova music festival in Israel.
Peretz told Marino in the documentary that she “was sure he was coming back home,” referring to her father. It was a feeling Marino could relate to.
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