Today’s edition of Syracuse.com features Alexander Lowenstein, one of the 35 DIPA students killed in the bombing of Pan Am 103, and the intensely moving and personal nature of the material his parents donated to the Archives at Syracuse University. His mother, Suse Lowenstein, created the Dark Elegy in the aftermath of the disaster.
Among the items are a sweater, a journal, and a number of handwritten notes from London. I can attest to the power of seeing these materials first hand—they convey a true sense of the lives lost in a senseless tragedy 25 years ago.
Edward Galvin and Cara Howe have done extraordinary work in cataloging and preserving these echoes of past lives, and, crucially, they have made much of the material easily accessible through the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives website.
This site exists because of the families’ willingness to share materials, and Edward and Cara’s dedication to keeping the memories of the 270 victims of the Pan Am 103 bombing alive decades later.
