New England Patriots Honor Ezra Schwartz With a Moment of Silence
The Massachusetts native who was killed last Thursday in Israel was memorialized by his favorite football team
November 24, 2015

Prior to Monday night’s nationally televised NFL game, a match-up between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills, nearly 70,000 people shared a moment of silence to remember Ezra Schwartz, a local teenager who was killed last Thursday in Israel during a semester abroad. Patriots owner Robert Kraft has a long history of support for Israel and Jewish causes. The Patriots won, too. A fitting tribute to Schwartz who was a dedicated Patriots fan.
Jonathan Zalman is a writer and teacher based in Brooklyn.