Forgotten Hostages: A Personal Account of Washington's First Major Terror Attack

Along with 125 of his colleagues, Paul Green faced threats of beheading and death from the Hanafi Muslim terrorists who violently captured the B'nai B'rith building on March 9, 1977. Men and women were shot, stabbed, beaten and assaulted as the attack gained momentum. Across town, from a second attack, the future mayor of Washington, Marion Barry, almost died from a shotgun pellet near his heart and a young reporter, Maurice Williams, was killed. A third location, a mosque, was also attacked with multiple hostages taken. Washington's first major terrorist incident, with its anti-Semitic vitriol and explosiveness, left more than 150 lives hanging in the balance. With Washington in chaos, the future of all the hostages was in jeopardy. It was the first time local and federal law enforcement authorities faced such a terror attack in our nation's capital. When three Islamic ambassadors became involved in the rush to try and find a way to save the hostages lives, it became an international event. But for the hostages, it was 40 hours of terror, pain, dismay, enlightenment and hope.

Paul Green Bio. In 1977, as an executive with B'nai B'rith International, he and his colleagues were held hostage in the first major terrorism and hostage incident in the United States. His experiences in this event have led to his first book, Forgotten Hostages, A Personal Account of Washington's First Major Terrorism Incident. The book has attracted wide interest both domestically and internationally. Paul has delivered numerous speeches as well as conducting interviews for TV, radio and newsprint. A short documentary was produced and BBC Radio did a Witness to History segment. Over a 40 year career, he held executive management positions in a number of national trade organizations in Washington, D.C. representing the scrap recycling, information technology, telecommunications and mortgage industries. As President of Paul Green Enterprises he provides management and leadership consulting to organizations, business entities and individuals. He now adds author to his resume. He obtained his undergraduate degree in history from the University of Miami and earned a Master's degree in organizational management from The George Washington University. He and his wife Jane live in South Florida and have two grown daughters, Emily and Jessica and 4 grandchildren. You can learn more about Forgotten Hostages at paulgreenenterprises.com