His final words: “My name is Daniel Pearl. My father is Jewish, my mother is Jewish, and I am a Jew.”
As part of their propaganda efforts, Pearl was forced by his captors to make a statement before his death. These were some of his now famous final words.
Daniel Pearl was a Jewish American journalist and reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Just four months after the September 11 attacks, he was taken hostage by terrorists and brutally murdered in Pakistan on February 1, 2002.
Upon learning that his wife, Mariane, was expecting a baby boy just two days before he was abducted, Pearl decided on the name Adam for his son. In May 2002, Mariane gave birth to Adam Pearl. Today, his family and friends continue to honor his legacy through the Daniel Pearl Foundation. May his memory be a blessing.
