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米同時テロから25年、遺族の住山さん「悲しみと怒りは死ぬまで続く」
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米同時テロから25年、遺族の住山さん「悲しみと怒りは死ぬまで続く」

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2001年の米同時テロから25年を迎え、長男を亡くした89歳の住山一貞さんが悲しみや遺族としての思い、記憶の継承に向けた姿勢を語った。

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2001年の米同時テロで住山一貞さんは長男の陽一さんを亡くし、約8年かけて米テロ調査委員会報告書を邦訳刊行するなど記憶の継承活動を行ってきた。

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約3000人が犠牲となった2001年の米同時テロから11日で25年。テロで長男の杉山陽一さん=当時(34)=を亡くした住山一貞さん(89)=東京都目黒区=は「(テロの)悲しみと怒りは、自分が死ぬまで続く。この気持ちをどう持って行けばいいかわからない」と訴える。

「監視国家」、新たな日常 治安強化へ政府組織拡大―権利侵害に懸念・米同時テロ25年

杉山さんは崩壊したツインタワー南棟の旧富士銀行(現みずほ銀行)ニューヨーク支店に勤務していた。テロに巻き込まれ行方不明となり、02年4月に死亡が確認された。

「海外へ行きたい」と学生時代から英会話などを学んでいた杉山さん。テロ前年の00年には念願だったニューヨーク支店に配属された。住山さんは「世界の金融の中心で働いている」と息子を誇らしく思った一方、海外でのテロが当時続いていたため、不安を少し抱いた。

住山さんは25年前のあの日、テロのニュースをテレビで知り、4日後に現地へ飛んだ。ただ現地に行っても安否は分からず、情報を求めて病院を巡り、壁にポスターを張った。「つらい作業だった。不安でいっぱいだった」と振り返る。

住山さんは「日本人の犠牲者がいたことを知ってほしい」と現地で撮影した写真の展示会を不定期で開催するなど、テロの残酷さや遺族の思いを伝え続けた。米テロ調査委員会報告書を辞書を使い約8年かけて独力で翻訳し、21年には邦訳版を刊行した。ただ最近は体力の衰えを感じることが増え、展示会も今年で終了したという。

それでも自身の体験を伝えたいとの思いは持ち続けている。「歩くのはしんどくなったが、話はできる。機会があれば自分の経験は語り続けたい」と力を込める。

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  • 展示会終了後、どのような形で体験の語り継ぎが行われるか

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