Jersey Girl (other)
Jersey Girl may refer to: People *Jersey Girls, or "Jersey Widows", the media name for four American women who lost their husbands in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks Art, entertainment, and media * ''Jersey Girl'' (1992 film), a 1992 American romantic comedy starring Dylan McDermott and Jami Gertz * ''Jersey Girl'' (2004 film), a 2004 American romantic comedy starring Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler * "Jersey Girl" (song), a song composed and originally sung by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits See also *''Jersey Boy'' *Jersey Boys (other) ''Jersey Boys'' is a musical based on the songs of the Four Seasons. Jersey Boy or Jersey Boys may also refer to: People *Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, a professional wrestling tag team known as "The Jersey Boys" Film * ''Jersey Boys'' (film), a 2 ...

Jersey Girls
The Jersey Girls or Jersey Widows refers to four American women who lost their husbands in the September 11 attacks. All four—Kristen Breitweiser, Patty Casazza, Lorie Van Auken, and Mindy Kleinberg—were residents of New Jersey, and helped lobby the U.S. government to carry out an investigation into the terrorist attacks, resulting in the formation of the 9/11 Commission and the subsequent report released by the Commission. Establishment of the 9/11 Commission Survivors and family members of the victims were the most vocal and persistent in the call for the creation of an independent commission to investigate the 9/11 attacks. The leaders of several 9/11 family groups began to work together to lobby political leaders. The Jersey Girls were part of the 9/11 Family Steering Committee, whose members were instrumental in the creation of the 9/11 Commission and in pressing the commission to oversee a thorough and credible investigation. According to Matthew Purdy of ''The New Yo ...
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