- Alisa Flatow
AfDM|page=Alisa Flatow|date=2008 October 8|substed=yes Aliza Flatow (died
April 10 1995 ) was an American Jewish student who was murdered in theHamas suicide bombing known as theEgged bus 36 bombing in 1995. Flatow, fromWest Orange, New Jersey had attended theFrisch School inParamus, New Jersey . She was a student atBrandeis University at the time she was murdered. [Siemaszko, Corky. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1996/02/26/1996-02-26_eerie_links_between_2_n_j__w.html "EERIE LINKS BETWEEN 2 N.J. WOMEN"] , "New York Daily News ",February 26 ,1996 . AccessedAugust 19 ,2008 . "The New Jersey women killed yesterday in a bus bombing in Jerusalem followed in the tragic footsteps of a former classmate Alisa Flatow. Sara Duker was one year ahead of Flatow at the Frisch Yeshiva High School in Paramus, N.J."]When Flatow succumbed to her wounds, her family donated her organs to save the lives of others. [Robert Hanley. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1DF133AF932A25757C0A963958260&scp=4&sq=Alisa%20Flatow&st=cse "Father Says U.S. Victim Loved Israel"] , "
The New York Times ", April 11, 1995).] Thousands of people attended the memorial service in Flatow’s honor at Congregation Ahavas Achim B'nai Jacob and David in West Orange, New Jersey. [David Stout. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE4DB113FF930A25757C0A963958260&scp=3&sq=Alisa%20Flatow&st=cse "American Slain in Gaza Is Mourned"] , "The New York Times" (April 13, 1995)]Lawsuit
In 1998 a Federal district judge ordered the Government of
Iran to pay $247.5 million in damages to Flatow’s family. [James Dao. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E4DE1130F931A25750C0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&&scp=2&sq=Alisa%20Flatow&st=cse "Judgment for Terrorism Is $248 Million"] , "The New York Times" (March 12, 1998).]In 2008 Alisa’s brother, Etan, enlisted in the
Israel Defense Forces . [Gil Hoffman. [http://www.njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/061908/njTerrorVictim.html "Terror victim’s brother dons an Israeli uniform"] , "New Jersey Jewish News" (June 19, 2008).]Commemoration
The
Alisa M. Flatow Yeshiva High School was named in her honor. [Lois Goldrich. [http://www.jstandard.com/articles/4227/1/Bat-Torah-headed-for-Paramus "Bat Torah headed for Paramus"] , "New Jersey Jewish Standard" (May 2 2008 ). Retrieved on2008-08-07 .]The Alisa Flatow Memorial Scholarship provides funds for students who wish to pursue traditional Jewish studies. [ [http://www.alisafund.org/ Alisa Flatow Memorial Fund home page] . Retrieved on
2008-08-07 .]References
External links
* [http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/~philip/memorial/alisa/alisa.html Alisa Flatow Memorial Page]
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