Posted on 06/13/2003 9:34:27 AM PDT by yonif
Sergeant Tamar Ben Eliyahu, 20, from Moshav Paran
Tamar grew up with her three brothers and sisters in Moshav Paran in the Arava, in southern Israel. She was a counselor in the youth movement of the Moshav movement and completed a year of community service under the auspices of the movement after high school. She was then recruited into the IDF and served in Jerusalem as an education NCO. As such, she served as a guide to groups of soldiers visiting the Western Wall and the Old City of Jerusalem. Mortally wounded in the attack, she died in hospital.
Ro'i Eliraz, 22, from Mevasseret Zion
Roi was on his way to "Mifgash Hasheikh" restaurant in the Talpiot industrial zone where he worked as a security guard. After completing his army service, Roi worked as a security guard on field trips, but began looking elsewhere because of the lack of work.
He recently found work at Mifgash Hasheikh, where he only managed to do a single shift before being killed. His father, Meir Eliraz, who recently retired from the army, said his son was born in Eilat and did his army service there, after having moved with his family to Mevasseret Zion, near Jerusalem.
"He was a smiling, sociable, noble person, with a gift for impersonation. He loved soccer and the Hapoel Mevasseret Zion youth team," his father said.
His mother, Irit, heads the social welfare department at the Ministry of the Interior, and on more than one occasion made condolence visits to department employees who had lost a family member in a terror attack.
Alan Bir, 47, Jerusalem
Alan graduated the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Mesifta Class in 1974. A film buff and computer programmer, he immigrated to Israel five years ago, settling in Jerusalem. Single, with a masters degree in physical chemistry, he came to Israel after losing his job in a hi-tech company. Even when he had trouble finding work, a problem faced by many fellow English-speaking immigrants in Israel, Alan always managed to keep his spirits up and did not think of leaving.
Alan had gone to Hadera on a condolence visit to a friend who had lost his father and was returning home from the Central Bus Station when he was killed.
Genia Berman, 50, Jerusalem
Eugenia Berman (nee Kanelbaum) was born in Lvov, Poland, and immigrated to Israel at the age of 7. After army service, she studied art history at Hebrew University, where she met her husband, Jay, whom she married 28 years ago.
Genia taught English, art, art history at the Moriah School in Jerusalem and night school at the Gymnasia, as well as Hebrew for new immigrants. She wrote a book about teaching English as a second language and was working on a second. Several months ago she received her MA in education from the Derby University Israel program. She spoke fluent Polish, Russian, Hebrew and English. Genia loved to sew and adored kids. She liked to travel and hike with her husband and family. She was a wonderful listener and friend, always ready with advice and willing to help in any way.
Elsa Cohen, 70, Jerusalem
Elsa was born in Germany and immigrated to Israel at the age of six. The widow of the late chief rabbi of Kiryat Bialik, Rabbi Hananya Cohen, she moved to Jerusalem after he passed away. Family members related that she used to help people and do good deeds. She was on her way to a Bible class when she was killed.
Zvika Cohen, 40, Jerusalem
Zvika married Hana, who is now pregnant, two years ago and moved with her from Safed to Jerusalem. He worked at supermarket in the capital’s Romema neighborhood. “He didn’t take the number 20 bus like he usually does, because he wanted to go to the market,” his younger sister Mira said Thursday.
Miriam Levy, 74, Jerusalem
Miriam died of her wounds in hospital on Thursday. “Art filled her life and gave her power,” her daughter. Miriam, a widow, used to paint in her home studio, and frequented galleries and museums.
Yaffa Mualem, 65, Jerusalem
Yaffa Mualem was killed on her way home from shopping at the Mahane Yehuda market. Yaffa's husband of 42 years, Ya'acov, described his wife as a devoted wife and grandmother. She was very sensitive to events, and would sit and cry after every terrorist attack.
Malka Sultan, 68, Jerusalem
Malka, a resident of the Baka’a neighborhood was buried Thursday in Beit El, where two of her three children live. Her son rabbi Haim Sultan is the head of a girls’ seminar in the settlement. Malka volunteered in soup kitchen in the Old City.
Yaniv Obayed, 22, Herzliya
Yaniv was born and raised in Herzliya. He completed his high school studies at the Beit Hinuch boarding school in Jerusalem. Yaniv and Bat-El Ohana were planning to be married. They were seated together on the bus, on the way to a job interview for Yaniv as a security guard. Both were killed. Yaniv Obayed was buried in Herzliya. He is survived by his parents and two siblings.
Bat-El Ohana, 21. Kiryat Ata
Bat-El was born in Haifa. As an albino, she suffered severe vision problems. After completing her studies at the Neurim school in Kiryat Bialik in a regular class, she transferred to the School for the Blind in Jerusalem. Returning to Kiryat Ata, she graduated from the Rogozin High School. Her last year she spent at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, in a special preparatory course for the visually impaired.
Zippora Pesahovitz, 54, Zur Hadassah
Zippora was responsible for publications at the Ministry of Education. She was killed on the bus, on the way to meet her husband, so that both could drive home to Zur Hadassah together. They were looking forward soon to the birth of their first grandchild. Zippora's co-workers described her as a creative and loving person, not a typical government employee. They felt that they had lost not a co-worker, but a sister.
Alexander Kazaris, 77, Jerusalem
Alexander immigrated to Israel from Ukraine in 1996. He was a World War II veteran and was a doctor by profession. His son was killed in an accident shortly before Alexander came to Israel. His daughter-in-law and two grandchildren reside in the United States. Alexander, who was legally blind, lived along with other immigrants at the Diplomat Hotel in Jerusalem, where he enjoyed social activities. He was returning from shopping in the Mahane Yehuda market when he was killed.
Bianca Shahrur, 63, Jerusalem
Bianca (Rebecca) was born in Italy and immigrated to Israel in 1969. She married Emanuel who was killed 18 years ago. She was a retired Interior Ministry employee. Her relatives described her as a happy and good hearted woman, who took good care of her grandchildren and the neighbors’ children. She prayed at the Italian synagogue and read books in Italian and Hebrew.
Bertine Tita, 75, Jerusalem
Bertine’s family arrived in Israel from the U.S. several days ago to attend the wedding of Bertine’s daughter. Bertine immigrated from Iraq in 1953 and was married at the age of 15 to Ephraim, 10 years her senior. She and her husband had lived in the U.S. until the mid 90s.
Anna Orgal, 55, Jerusalem
Another victim is yet to be identified.
When hell freezes over.
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