Tonight: A Special Evening Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Murder of Leon Klinghoffer Aboard the Achille Lauro
An Evening of Conversation & Stories
On
October 8, 1985, terrorists representing the Palestinian Liberation
Organization stormed the Achille Lauro cruise ship, murdering Leon
Klinghoffer, who was vacationing with his wife and friends. His tragic
death became a rallying cry in the fight against terrorism. In the
ensuing years the story was co-opted and retold through the…