Ever Since You Left: My Memories of Death and the Life That Followed

On September 11, 2001, at 8:46 a.m., the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Shai Levinhar, whose office was on the 103rd floor, was killed instantly. He left behind his six-week-old daughter, Sapir, and his 28-year-old wife, Liat. In Ever Since You Left, Liat Levinhar Be tells the deeply personal story behind one of history's most public tragedies. With honesty, grace, and remarkable insight, she reconstructs the life she shared with Shai, the devastating hours and days that followed his death, and the long, complicated journey of learning to live with loss. Through memories, reflections, and moments both heartbreaking and unexpectedly humorous, Liat explores what it means to grieve, to raise a child alone, and to rebuild a life that was shattered in an instant. She writes not only about death, but about enduring love, resilience, motherhood, friendship, and the ways we continue carrying those we have lost. More than a memoir of 9/11, Ever Since You Left is a universal story of love and loss. It is a testament to the human capacity to survive the unimaginable, to find meaning after tragedy, and to discover that grief and hope can coexist. For anyone who has loved deeply, lost profoundly, and searched for a way forward, this book offers companionship, understanding, and inspiration.