Only four days left at the first meeting between Sarah and the parents of Yaron to Jerusalemwhere he would have asked her hand with the ring she had bought for months. Instead, their future has been struck down by some pistol shotsvictims of an act of anti-semitic terrorism.
Thirty years him, twenty -six she, Yaron Lischinsky And Sarah Milgrim they had met at theIsraeli Embassy to Washington. The young American Jew originally of the Kansas And the boyfriend were both “Intelligent and passionate». “Engaged for the peace and the construction of bridges Between Arabs and Jews»They underline friends and relatives.
Yaron he knew from a young age of wanting to become a diplomatic For Israelsaid Professor Nissim Otmazgin from the Hebrew University Of Jerusalem. “It was his vocation,” said the teacher who is president of the Faculty of letters of the University where Lischinsky he studied from 2018 al 2021obtaining a three -year degree in International Relations And Asian studies.
Grown to Nurembergin Germanyhad emigrated to Israel to 16 years. He spoke German, Jewish, English And Japanese. From his social profiles it emerges that it firmly believed in Abraham agreements and “in theexpand the circle of peace with ours Arab neighbors and pursue the regional cooperation It is in the best interest of State of Israel and of the Middle East as a whole ».
Sarah Milgrimon the other hand, had started working at the Department for Public Policies ofIsraeli Embassy In the November of two years ago, but lived to Washington from the 2021 To attend a master in International Affairs at theAmerican University. In Kansaswhere she grew up, graduated in environmental studies And then he had spent a period in Costa Rica Completing a master in natural resources And sustainable development at theUniversity for Peacean institution financed by United Nations.
He spoke, English, Jewish And Chinese. It had also been a period a Tel Avivas a volunteer in an organization for the peace call Tech2peace. “He united people with empathy And determinationand his dedication at the construction of a better future It was evident in everything he did, “his friends told in a touching tribute on social media.
At the beginning of this year, Sarah He had published a photo of her, Yaron and other members of theembassy with Isaac Herzog writing: «I had the honor of meeting the President of Israel! Thanks for visiting Washington and for the work he does for fight anti -Semitismdespite being a voice for theunit».