TRIBUTES TO DANIEL PEARL

Center for Interfaith Studies was established in Faisalabad, Pakistan by the World Tolerance Organization (WTO), to commemorate the life of Daniel Pearl. The Center has initiated a series of lectures at Middle and High Schools on cultural and religious diversity and will house a library on Jewish studies furnished by the Foundation. The official inauguration of the Center is scheduled for February 21, 2009, the anniversary of Daniel's death, and will take place in the presence of the U.S. Consul General in Lahore, Pakistan. The inscription "In Memory of Daniel Pearl" will be installed outside the main gate of the Center. (February 2009)

The Freedom Forum Journalists Memorial - Newseum in Washington D.C. features a permanent exhibition of glass panels that list Journalists who have died in the line of duty. Currently features a Kiosk where Daniel Pearls laptop computer and passport are displayed. (April 2008)

Daniel Pearl Journalism and Communications Magnet, Birmingham High School – Daniel’s alma mater high school named in his honor. Involvement opportunities include: newspaper, literary magazine, first-rate athletic teams, award-winning theater and music programs, leadership, student council, hundreds of clubs and service projects. (May 2007)

Journalists Memorial in Bayeux, France - Designed and built by Samuel Craquelin, is the first of its kind in Europe. In collaboration with Reporters Without Borders, it consists of a landscaped walkway with white stones on which are engraved all the names of the journalists who lost their lives while doing their job. Daniel Pearl is listed on the 2002 stone. (October 2006)

Daniel Pearl Gymnasium – Gymnasium of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School dedicated in 2002; a gift from the Colburn Family Foundation. Mural by Lisa Fisher dedicated in October 2005.

Pittsfield Transportation Center Mural – A six-panel mural unveiled at the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Transportation Center, featuring Danny’s full image on the first panel. (November 2004) Press Release

Le Daniel Pearl Loge – Paris chapter of B’nai B’rith named its volunteer unit after Daniel Pearl to promote religious tolerance. (January 2004)

War Correspondents Memorial Arch in Gathland State Park - Plaque installed on South Mountain honoring Daniel Pearl as a fallen U.S. war correspondent. Tom Brokaw spoke at the dedication ceremony before the plague was installed on the stone retaining wall below the arch, with the insctiption "In Memory of Those Journalists Who Gave Their Lives Reporting to the War on Terrorism." (October 2003)

Daniel Pearl Education Center – Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick, N.J., named this Center for Danny as "a symbol of tolerance and open-mindedness." The Center offers courses on tolerance and music, as well as an annual Daniel Pearl Lecture.(October 2002)

Wall Street Journal, Daniel Pearl Memorial Sculpture and Plaque – Memorial sculpture designed by John Corcoran, for the lobby of the Journal's ninth-floor newsroom, consisting of three gleaming aluminum plates, each three feet square and two inches thick, extending from a wall. Fiber-optic lights train intense yellow beams from the plates back to three plaques hanging on the wall. One plaque reads: "Daniel Pearl, Wall Street Journal Foreign Correspondent, 1963-2002." The second is inscribed: "They may have blown out a candle, but the light is still on," words originally spoken by a friend of Mr. Pearl and repeated by his widow, Mariane, at his memorial service. The third reads: "We dedicate this sculpture to the memory of Danny Pearl and to inspire future generations of Wall Street Journal foreign correspondents and domestic reporters to shine the light of good reporting into the dark corners of the world." In addition to the sculpture, there is a plaque in the lobby of the Journal that reads "In remembrance of his pursuit of truth and dialogue, his respect for people of all backgrounds, and his love of music, humor and friendship." (October 2002)