Noah Pozner, the six-year-old Jewish boy killed in the Newtown school massacre, was laid to rest Monday in the first of a string of funerals for the 27 victims of the senseless rampage, among them 20 children.
The boy’s mother, Veronique Pozner, led scores of mourners at a funeral home in Fairfied, Connecticut, that was festooned in white balloons and floral arrangements.
“Our hearts are with you Noah,” read a sign affixed to a tree.
Among the mourners were Senator Richard Blumenthal and Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy..
A second funeral was being held in Newtown for Jack Pinto, another boy slain when gunman 20-year-old Adam Lanza opened fire at the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday.
Noah Pozner’s twin sister and 8-year-old sister were also pupils at the school, but escaped unhurt.
The Pozner family moved to Connecticut from Brooklyn in search of more safety and better schools.