Question: What did Siporah say?

Answer: “Mommy, Mommy, help me!”

Outside, shaking women wept into tissues. Stern men, rocking back and forth, blinked out tears. The grief was felt throughout the Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and in Israel, where Ms. Sassoon had met her husband. Even as people failed to make sense of the seven deaths — the largest toll from a fire in New York City since 2007 — the mourners turned their thoughts to the mother who leapt out of her bedroom window and a sister who also somehow survived. <hl> “Mommy, Mommy, help me!” one neighbor heard Siporah cry as she stumbled outside. <hl>

Outside, shaking women wept into tissues. Stern men, rocking back and forth, blinked out tears. The grief was felt throughout the Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and in Israel, where Ms. Sassoon had met her husband. Even as people failed to make sense of the seven deaths — the largest toll from a fire in New York City since 2007 — the mourners turned their thoughts to the mother who leapt out of her bedroom window and a sister who also somehow survived. <hl> “Mommy, Mommy, help me!” <hl> one neighbor heard Siporah cry as she stumbled outside.


Question: Where was this happening?

Outside, shaking women wept into tissues. Stern men, rocking back and forth, blinked out tears. The grief was felt throughout the Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and in Israel, where Ms. Sassoon had met her husband. Even as people failed to make sense of the seven deaths — the largest toll from a fire in New York City since 2007 — the mourners turned their thoughts to the mother who leapt out of her bedroom window and a sister who also somehow survived. “Mommy, Mommy, help me!” one neighbor heard Siporah cry as she stumbled outside.

Answer: Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and in Israel

Outside, shaking women wept into tissues. Stern men, rocking back and forth, blinked out tears. <hl> The grief was felt throughout the Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and in Israel , where Ms. Sassoon had met her husband. <hl> Even as people failed to make sense of the seven deaths — the largest toll from a fire in New York City since 2007 — the mourners turned their thoughts to the mother who leapt out of her bedroom window and a sister who also somehow survived. “Mommy, Mommy, help me!” one neighbor heard Siporah cry as she stumbled outside.

Outside, shaking women wept into tissues. Stern men, rocking back and forth, blinked out tears. The grief was felt throughout the <hl> Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and in Israel <hl>, where Ms. Sassoon had met her husband. Even as people failed to make sense of the seven deaths — the largest toll from a fire in New York City since 2007 — the mourners turned their thoughts to the mother who leapt out of her bedroom window and a sister who also somehow survived. “Mommy, Mommy, help me!” one neighbor heard Siporah cry as she stumbled outside.

The grief was felt throughout the <hl> Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and in Israel <hl> , where Ms. Sassoon had met her husband.


Question: What are the names of the mother and daughter that survived?

Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North. Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”

Answer: Ms. Sassoon and Siporah

<hl> Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. <hl> Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North. Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”

<hl> Ms. Sassoon and Siporah <hl> sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North. Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”


Question: What injuries did they have and what is their condition?

Answer: burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition

<hl> Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. <hl> Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North. Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”

Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained <hl> burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition <hl> on Sunday. Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North. Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”


Question: Where is Ms. Sassoon?

Answer: Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx

Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. <hl> Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx . <hl> Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North. Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”

Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. <hl> Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx <hl>. Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North. Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”

<hl> Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx <hl> .


Question: Where is Siporah?

Answer: Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North

Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. <hl> Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North . <hl> Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”

Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. <hl> Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North <hl>. Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”

<hl> Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North <hl> .


Question: What did Mr. Sassoon say about his family?

Answer: “Give us the strength to continue.”

Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North. <hl> Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, “Give us the strength to continue.” The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. <hl> In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”

Ms. Sassoon and Siporah sustained burns and smoke inhalation and were in critical condition on Sunday. Ms. Sassoon was at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Siporah was at Staten Island University Hospital North. Speaking of his wife and daughter, Mr. Sassoon asked the community, <hl> “Give us the strength to continue.” <hl> The funeral subsided, sending the Sassoon family into a period of mourning whose end was not in sight. In the absence of words, Mr. Sassoon said, the only antidote was faith. “There’s nothing to say,” he said. “There’s nothing to say. There’s only one way to survive this: complete and utter, total surrender. Surrender. That’s it.”


Question: Where will the celebration be held?

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

Answer: Madison Square Park

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” <hl> Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park , where even small children can help form circles. <hl> “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in <hl> Madison Square Park <hl>, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in <hl> Madison Square Park <hl> , where even small children can help form circles.


Question: At what time will the celebration begin?

Answer: 9 a.m.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” <hl> Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. <hl> “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at <hl> 9 a.m. <hl> in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.


Question: What are the first five digits of pi?

Answer: 3.1415

<hl> “The first digits are actually 3.1415 ,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. <hl> (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually <hl> 3.1415 <hl>,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually <hl> 3.1415 <hl> ,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder.


Question: On what day is the celebration being held?

Answer: Saturday

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) <hl> “So Saturday ’s date is the first five digits of pi.” <hl> Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So <hl> Saturday <hl>’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“So <hl> Saturday <hl> ’s date is the first five digits of pi.”


Question: What time are the staff members and attendees counting down to?

Answer: 9:26:53

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. <hl> Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. <hl> because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to <hl> 9:26:53 <hl> a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.


Question: What are the first few digits of pi?

Answer: 3.1415

<hl> “The first digits are actually 3.1415 ,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. <hl> (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually <hl> 3.1415 <hl>,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually <hl> 3.1415 <hl> ,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder.


Question: Who is the museum's executive director and co-founder?

Answer: Cindy Lawrence

<hl> “The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence , the museum’s executive director and co-founder. <hl> (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said <hl> Cindy Lawrence <hl>, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said <hl> Cindy Lawrence <hl> , the museum’s executive director and co-founder.


Question: How many decimal places does pi extend?

Answer: indefinitely

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. <hl> (Pi’s decimal places extend indefinitely .) <hl> “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

“The first digits are actually 3.1415,” said Cindy Lawrence, the museum’s executive director and co-founder. (Pi’s decimal places extend <hl> indefinitely <hl>.) “So Saturday’s date is the first five digits of pi.” Thus on Saturday, the museum has planned a grand celebration, starting at 9 a.m. in Madison Square Park, where even small children can help form circles. “We’ll get people to line up and count out the distance around the circles, and others to do the distance across them,” Ms. Lawrence said. This pacing will illustrate that the circumference is about three times greater. Staff members will also pass out a graphic and lead a brief countdown to 9:26:53 a.m. because, yes, those are the next digits in pi.

(Pi’s decimal places extend <hl> indefinitely <hl> .)