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Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, Siblings on Way to New York, Killed at Brussels Airport Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, Siblings on Way to New York, Killed at Brussels Airport
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Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski were siblings living in Belgium, but they never lingered in one place for long. The children of a hotel manager, they had lived in Turkey, Greece and Germany, and were on their way back to New York, a city they both loved, when they arrived at the departures hall at Brussels Airport on Tuesday.Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski were siblings living in Belgium, but they never lingered in one place for long. The children of a hotel manager, they had lived in Turkey, Greece and Germany, and were on their way back to New York, a city they both loved, when they arrived at the departures hall at Brussels Airport on Tuesday.
Mr. Pinczowski was going to meet his fiancée in New York, where he and his sister recently lived, so they could attend a wedding together in North Carolina. His sister was planning to spend the weekend with friends. They were standing in the Delta ticket line and were on the phone with their mother, Marjan Pinczowski-Fasbender, when two bombs exploded.Mr. Pinczowski was going to meet his fiancée in New York, where he and his sister recently lived, so they could attend a wedding together in North Carolina. His sister was planning to spend the weekend with friends. They were standing in the Delta ticket line and were on the phone with their mother, Marjan Pinczowski-Fasbender, when two bombs exploded.
James Cain, the father of Mr. Pinczowski’s fiancée, Cameron Cain, said in an interview that family and friends who had gathered in Brussels learned Friday morning that Ms. Pinczowski, 26, and Mr. Pinczowski, 29, had not survived the blasts.James Cain, the father of Mr. Pinczowski’s fiancée, Cameron Cain, said in an interview that family and friends who had gathered in Brussels learned Friday morning that Ms. Pinczowski, 26, and Mr. Pinczowski, 29, had not survived the blasts.
Mr. Pinczowski and Ms. Cain, who met five years ago in North Carolina, both loved to travel and were interested in world news and politics.Mr. Pinczowski and Ms. Cain, who met five years ago in North Carolina, both loved to travel and were interested in world news and politics.
“The first time I met him, I thought ‘Gosh, this young man thinks he knows more than I do about international affairs,’ ” said Mr. Cain, a former United States ambassador to Denmark. “And after a year or so, I realized, ‘He does.’ ”“The first time I met him, I thought ‘Gosh, this young man thinks he knows more than I do about international affairs,’ ” said Mr. Cain, a former United States ambassador to Denmark. “And after a year or so, I realized, ‘He does.’ ”
The siblings were opposites, but they were close, said Christine Moore, a family friend.The siblings were opposites, but they were close, said Christine Moore, a family friend.
“Alex has always been more of an intellectual,” Ms. Moore said in an interview, “and Sascha is gregarious but very sweet.”“Alex has always been more of an intellectual,” Ms. Moore said in an interview, “and Sascha is gregarious but very sweet.”
Ms. Pinczowski, who spoke five languages, had an active social life in New York, with friends who worked in fashion and night clubs. She had attended Marymount Manhattan College and was interested in events production. She had interned at Unicef and was hoping to pursue a career in the city, Mr. Cain said.Ms. Pinczowski, who spoke five languages, had an active social life in New York, with friends who worked in fashion and night clubs. She had attended Marymount Manhattan College and was interested in events production. She had interned at Unicef and was hoping to pursue a career in the city, Mr. Cain said.
Her brother loved traveling and animals. In an Instagram account dedicated to his dog, Nelson, a wire-haired vizsla, Mr. Pinczowski posted occasional photos of his sister and parents.Her brother loved traveling and animals. In an Instagram account dedicated to his dog, Nelson, a wire-haired vizsla, Mr. Pinczowski posted occasional photos of his sister and parents.
Both siblings were Dutch and lived in a Belgian suburb of Maastricht, the Netherlands, but they hoped to become American citizens and considered New York a second home, Mr. Cain said. On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York called them “two of our own.” The siblings were Dutch and lived in Lanaken, a Flemish part of Belgium. But they hoped to become American citizens and considered New York a second home, Mr. Cain said. On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York called them “two of our own.”
“In memory of the Pinczowski siblings, we will continue to stand up to terror at every turn,” the mayor wrote on Twitter.“In memory of the Pinczowski siblings, we will continue to stand up to terror at every turn,” the mayor wrote on Twitter.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York released a statement on Friday extending prayers and condolences to the siblings’ family and others affected by the attacks, “on behalf of all New Yorkers.”Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York released a statement on Friday extending prayers and condolences to the siblings’ family and others affected by the attacks, “on behalf of all New Yorkers.”