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Avraham Boaz | 71 | Ma’aleh Adumim | Moved to Israel from the U.S. in 1961. An architect, he built homes with a Palestinian partner. Two weeks before he was murdered, he remarried his ex-wife, Eve, who was on her deathbed. She died a few days after the wedding. |
January 15, 2002
Kidnapped at a Palestinian Authority checkpoint in Beit Jala, taken to the Bethlehem area and executed. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. |
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Yoela Chen | 45 | Givat Ze'ev | Worked as a hospital secretary. Survived by husband and two children. |
January 15, 2002 Killed while on way to family wedding in Jerusalem. Husband stayed home with children so she could be in ceremony. At a gas station, gunmen approached and opened fire. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. |
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Shahada Dadis | 30 | East Jerusalem | Completed undergraduate studies in the United States. Went to live with his mother after his father died a year earlier. A Christian Arab who worked as a salesman for a pharmaceutical company. His employer praised his character and his work. |
January 16, 2002 Killed in a drive-by shooting while driving in the West Bank, while on the job, in a car with Israeli license plates. |
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Anatoly Bakshayev | 63 | Or Akiva | A carpenter. Immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union in 1991 with his wife, Rosa, and their daughter Victoria. |
January 17, 2002
One of six people killed when a terrorist opened fire with an M-16 rifle at a bat mitzvah in Hadera. Bakshayev saved his son-in-law by standing between him and the attacker. A cousin, Edward Bakshayev, also was killed. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. |
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Edward Bakshayev | 48 | Or Akiva | Moved to Israel from the former Soviet Union in 1991. Worked in the market at Or Akiva. |
January 17, 2002 One of six people killed when a terrorist opened fire at his granddaughter’s bat mitzvah in Hadera and opened fire. Killed shortly after giving her a pair of earrings. |
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Dina Binayev | 48 | Ashkelon | Immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union in 1994. Survived by her husband and one daughter, who planned to marry in March. |
January 17, 2002
One of six people killed when a terrorist opened fire at a bat mitzvah reception in Hadera. |
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Boris Melikhov | 56 | Sderot | Immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union in 1992. A textile factory worker. Active in his town’s immigrant community. |
January 17, 2002
One of six people killed when a terrorist opened fire at a bat mitzvah reception. |
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Avi Yazdi | 25 | Or Akiva | Married four months before his death, at the same hall where he was killed. A bank employee. Yazdi and his wife, Yasmin, planned to honeymoon in Barcelona. |
January 17, 2002 One of six people killed in shooting at bat mitzvah reception. On the night of attack, he was helping out as a security guard at the hall, which was owned by father-in-law. |
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Aharon Ben Yisrael-Ellis | 32 | Ra'anana | The first Israeli-born child of the Black Hebrew community. A singer, whose parents were from Chicago. Father of a 15-month-old boy. |
January 17, 2002 One of six people killed when a terrorist opened fire at a bat mitzvah celebration. He was singing with the band, replacing a sick friend, at the reception. Killed while saving the life of a female singer. |
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Sarah Hamburger | 79 | Jerusalem | Grew up in Hebron. Survived 1929 Arab riots thanks to protection from an Arab neighbor. Looked forward to the weddings of two grandchildren in the summer. Spoke Arabic, Hebrew, Yiddish. |
January 22, 2002 One of two women killed when a terrorist opened fire with an M-16 assault rifle near a bus stop in downtown Jerusalem. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. |
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Svetlana Sandler | 56 | Jerusalem | A Christian, she immigrated to Israel from Russia with her Jewish husband and a son from a previous marriage. Worked as a building engineer, sending some of her earnings to elderly mother in Russia. |
January 22, 2002 One of two women killed when a terrorist opened fire near a bus stop in downtown Jerusalem. |
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Pinhas Tokatli | 81 | Jerusalem | Retired advertising employee. Stayed busy by exhibiting his paintings, founding the Jerusalem Cycling Club, and guiding tours in the Western Wall tunnels. Enjoyed painting with his grandchildren. |
January 27, 2002 Killed when a suicide bomber blew herself up in the center of Jerusalem. More than 150 others injured. |
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Moshe Majos Meconen | 33 | Beit She'an | Immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia in 1984. Staff Sergeant on reserve duty in Israeli military. Completed military service as a fire fighter in the air force. Received an award as outstanding soldier. Survived by wife and two daughters.
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February 6, 2002 Killed in when a terrorist entered Hamra settlement in West Bank and opened fire. Gunman then killed Miri Ohana and her daughter Yael. Fatah and Hamas both claimed responsibility. |
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Miri Ohana | 45 | Moshav Hamra | Immigrated to Israel from Spain as a teenager. Worked as teacher, but later quit teaching and dedicated herself to raising her disabled daughter, Yael, 11, who also was killed. Mother and daughter were buried alongside each other. |
February 6, 2002 Palestinian gunman, wearing an Israeli Army uniform, entered the Hamra settlement in the West Bank and killed an Israeli reserve soldier. He entered the Ohana family home, took mother and daughter hostage, and later shot and killed both. |
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Yael Ohana | 11 | Moshav Hamra | Youngest of four children. Born disabled, she needed constant care. Her mother was also killed. Yael's teacher described her as a "green-eyed princess who was always interested in how everyone was doing." |
February 6, 2002 Killed in same incident as her mother, in West Bank settlement of Hamra. |
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Moranne Amit | 25 | Kibbutz Kfar Hanasi | Born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hanasi in northern Israel. A second year law student at Haifa University, she also managed a singles forum on an Israeli Web site. According to Kfar Hanasi residents, Moranne was "the pride of the Kibbutz." |
February 8, 2002 Stabbed to death by four Palestinians, aged 14 to 16, as she strolled with her boyfriend in Jerusalem's Peace forest on a Friday afternoon. |
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Atala Lipobsky | 78 | Ma'ale Ephraim | A grandmother, immigrated to Israel from the Ukraine six years ago. Moved to Ma'ale Ephraim two years ago to be closer to her two sons. |
February 9, 2002 Killed while in a car on the highway when Palestinian gunmen opened fire, apparently in an ambush. She was hit in the head. |
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Nehemia Amar | 15 | Karnei Shomron | Good student, known for his sense of humor. Rabbi Ya'acov Waldberg, one of Amar's teachers, said he exhibited leadership qualities: "He constantly initiated ideas to be implemented in the class. He always sought to push things forward and progress." |
February 16, 2002 One of three teenagers killed when in suicide bomber attack at a pizzeria in a shopping mall in West Bank Jewish settlement of Karnei Shomron. Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility. |
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Keren Shatsky | 15 | Ginot Shomron | Youngest daughter of Chava and Shabtai Shatsky, who immigrated to Israel from the US in 1984. Attended school in Kedumim, where teachers described her as polite, intelligent and happy. |
February 16, 2002 One of three teenagers killed in suicide bombing at pizzeria in West Bank Jewish settlement. |
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Rachel Theler | 16 | Ginot Shomron | The oldest of three children. Her parents -- Ganette, from England, and Michael, from the US -- moved to Ginot Shomron settlement five years earlier. Known for always having a smile on her face. Her family donated her organs for transplant so other people would benefit from the tragedy. |
February 16, 2002 One of three teenagers killed in suicide bombing at pizzeria in West Bank settlement. Died of her wounds on February 27. |
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Ahuva Amergi | 30 | Gannei Tal | A lawyer. Survived by husband and two small sons. Ahuva's employer, Dan Malchieli said: "Ahuva was a great woman. She was gifted and a great person." |
February 18, 2002 Killed when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on her car as she was driving home near the Kissufim junction in Gaza. Two soldiers, Mor Elraz and Amir Mansouri were killed responding to the attack. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. |
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Mor Elraz | 25 | Kiryat Ata | A major, commanded a special division that assists the an elite Israeli army unit known as the Givati Brigades. Graduated with a BA in International Relations from Jerusalem's Hebrew University in Jerusalem. |
February 18, 2002 Elraz and Amir Mansouri, two soldiers, were killed while responding to terror attack on a vehicle in Gaza. Civilian Ahuva Amergi also killed incident. |
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Amir Mansouri | 21 | Kiryat Arba | The second child of five in a family that is one of the largest and best-known in his West Bank hometown. Known at school as a determined young man. |
February 18, 2002 Killed, along with Mor Elraz, as they responded to terrorist attack on a vehicle in Gaza. Civilian Ahuva Amergi also killed. |
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