Har Nof Massacre Terror VictimsNovember 18, 2014 |
On Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at about 7:00 a.m., two Muslim terrorists entered the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in the west Jerusalem, Israel neighborhood of Har Nof and attacked congregants with axes, knives, and a gun, while the congregants were engaged in Shacharit (morning) prayers.
The terrorists reportedly yelled “God is Great!” in Arabic, while committing the attack.
Five Jewish men were killed, four of whom died at the synagogue, while the fifth, who was in a vegetative coma due to multiple axe wounds to the face and head, died almost a year later.
Six other Jewish men were injured, but survived the attack.
A non-Jewish police officer, who was shot in the head, as well as the two Muslim terrorists from east Jerusalem, Israel were also killed.
Israeli authorities were later accused of attempting to coverup the fact that two of the Jewish victims had been beheaded.
The terrorists reportedly yelled “God is Great!” in Arabic, while committing the attack.
Five Jewish men were killed, four of whom died at the synagogue, while the fifth, who was in a vegetative coma due to multiple axe wounds to the face and head, died almost a year later.
Six other Jewish men were injured, but survived the attack.
A non-Jewish police officer, who was shot in the head, as well as the two Muslim terrorists from east Jerusalem, Israel were also killed.
Israeli authorities were later accused of attempting to coverup the fact that two of the Jewish victims had been beheaded.
Rabbi Avraham Shmuel GoldbergRabbi Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, 68, immigrated to Israel from Great Britain in 1991. He is survived by his wife Breine, six children, and grandchildren.
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Rabbi Aryeh KupinskyRabbi Aryeh Kupinsky, 43, was born in the Detroit, Michigan area. At age 11, he immigrated to Israel with his family. He attended yeshiva at Kerem BeYavneh and later at Heichal HaTorah. He also served in the Casualty Identification Unit of the IDF Rabbinate. Rabbi Kupinsky is survived by his wife and five children, aged 5 to 16.
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Rabbi Kalman Ze’ev LevineRabbi Kalman Ze'ev Levine, 55, was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He immigrated to Israel in the 1980s. He is survived by his wife, nine children, and five grandchildren, as well as his parents, Bernard and Joan Levine, who reside in Kansas City, and two sisters.
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Rabbi Howard Chaim RotmanThe attack left Rabbi Howard Chaim Rotman, 55, in a vegetative coma due to multiple axe wounds to the face and head; he died on October 23, 2015.
Rabbi Rotman, a native of Canada, who immigrated to Israel in the 1986. He is survived by his wife Risa, ten children, and one grandchild. |
Rabbi Moshe TwerskyRabbi Moshe Twersky, 59, a native of Boston, immigrated to Israel with his family in 1990. He lived next door to the Kehillat Bnei Torah synagogue.
Rabbi Twersky was the elder son of Rabbi Isadore Twersky of Boston, founder of Center for Jewish Studies, at Harvard University. He was a grandson of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, a leading Modern Orthodox rabbi. Rabbi Twersky is survived by his wife Miriam and five children, three sons and two daughters aged 23 to 33, and ten grandchildren. |
