They Came From Thousands of Miles Apart to DC and Found Love. Then Tragedy Struck
- Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, an engaged couple who worked at the Israeli Embassy, were tragically killed Wednesday evening outside a downtown Washington, D.C. Museum dedicated to Jewish history and culture.
- They were departing a reception focused on multi-faith humanitarian efforts, hosted for young professionals by a Jewish organization, when a gunman claimed he was motivated by support for Palestine and opened fire.
- Lischinsky planned to propose to Milgrim during a forthcoming trip to Jerusalem where she would meet his family before their engagement, reflecting their deep personal and professional ties to Israel.
- Dean Nissim Otmazgin described Yaron as an exceptional student and a remarkable individual, while Milgrim’s friends highlighted her strong dedication to peace and her Jewish faith, despite facing antisemitism early in life.
- Their deaths highlight rising antisemitism and polarization, prompting calls for stronger security and bridge-building, with Rabbi Panitz stating they "would've been part of the solution.
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'It is awful. It is scary. It is maddening:' Local Jewish leader on deadly D.C. shooting
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There is No Justification for Antisemitism
On Feb. 25, 1996, two young American Jews, Sarah Duker and Matthew Eisenfeld, were killed by the bomb of a Hamas terrorist in the streets of Jerusalem. They were students at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, where I was teaching at the time, on a year studying in Israel. They were about to be engaged. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Yesterday, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were shot and killed on the streets of Washington, …
Welcome to the Intifada, America
by David Harsanyi at CDN - Now we know what “globalize the intifada” means. After a pro-Palestinian Marxist was arrested after shooting and killing Yaron Lischinsky, a German-born evangelical Christian, and his American girlfriend, Sarah Milgrim, in front of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., he chanted, “Free, free Palestine.” The murderer, who reportedly traveled from Chicago to kill two … Click to read the rest HERE-> Welcome to t…
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