(IsraelNN.com) The third anniversary of the tragic terror attack against Israeli youths, mainly Russian newcomers, will be noted by a special memorial service to be held today (01 June) at 18:00 in the Dolphinarium Complex, Herbert Samuel Promenade (opposite the Dan Panorama Hotel)
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai will address the memorial as well as Absorption Minister Tzipi Livni and Raisa Nepomneschi, a mother of one of the persons murdered in the attack.
A suicide bomber mingled with a crowd of young people waiting to enter a disco on Friday night, June 1, 2001, before blowing himself up. 21 young people were killed and over 120 others wounded. Most of the victims were youngsters from the former Soviet Union. Seven of those murdered were students at one local high school, Tel Aviv’s Shevah Mofet.
THE VICTIMS
1. Arias Kastaniyada-Talkir, - 20, of Ramat Gan - was laid to rest in the Christian Cemetery in Jaffa.
2. Irena Usdachi, - 18, Holon – laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
3. Roman Dezanshvili, - 21, Bat Yam – Roman was about to finish a dental technician program at Jaffa's Amal high school and worked three times a week at a Holon dental clinic. He delayed his army service to complete his studies. His mother said her son was industrious and helped her financially. Roman Dezanshvili is survived by his father, mother, and brother Larry. He was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
4. Eliya Gutman, - 19, Bat Yam – He graduated from the Sharett High School in Bat Yam and planned to study computers. He was exempted from army service so he could help care for his severely disabled brother. He was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
5. Anya Kazachkov, -16, Holon – Anya was an 11th grade student at Shevach High School, studying robotics. The school principal, Dr. Benvenisti, said, "Her drawings decorate the walls of the school and they will remain as a living memorial." She is survived by her mother and her brother Alex, aged 11. Her father passed away 7 years before the attack in Russia. She was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
6. Raisa Nimrovsky, - 15, Netanya – Raisa is survived by her mother and grandmother. She was buried in Netanya.
7. Simona Rodin, - 18, Holon – An only child, Simona immigrated to Israel from Russia 12 years before the attack with her father, Mark, and mother Ira. She attended the Kugel High School in Holon. Simona was a very sensitive and quiet girl, who was liked by all. She was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
8. Liana Sakiyan, -16, Tel Aviv – laid to rest in Kibbutz Givat Brenner.
9. Ori Shahar, - 32, Ramat Gan – his parents, a sister and two brothers, one of whom lives in the United States, survive Ori. He was laid to rest in the Kiryat Shaul Cemetery.
10. Mariana Medvedenko, 16, Tel Aviv – Mariana is survived by her parents, a brother who remained in Russia, her sister Sofa, twin brothers, and Sasha. She was laid to rest in Kibbutz Givat Brenner.
11. Marina Berkovizki, - 17, Tel Aviv - Berkovizki immigrated to Israel with her family from Uzbekistan four and a half years before the attack. Her father passed away two years before the attack, and Marina is survived by her mother and older brother. She was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
12. Yulia Nelimov, 16, Tel Aviv - Yulia and Yelena immigrated from Russia five years earlier with their mother, Ella, their brother Sasha, now 14, and their grandmother. Yulia is survived by her brother, Sasha, as well as her mother and father, who still resides in Russia. She was buried alongside her sister in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
13. Yelena Nelimov, 18, Tel Aviv - Yelena and Yulia immigrated from Russia five years earlier with their mother, Ella, their brother Sasha, now 14, and their grandmother. Yelena is survived by her brother, Sasha, as well as her mother and father, who still resides in Russia. She was buried alongside her sister in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
14. Irena Nepomneschi, 16, Bat Yam – Irina Nepomneschi immigrated to Israel from Uzbekistan five years earlier with her family. Irena was two weeks away from her 17th birthday. She leaves behind her parents and a younger brother, Pavel. She was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
15. Aleksei Lupalu, 16, a tourist from the Ukraine – Aleksei was killed only six months after arriving in Israel with his family from the Ukraine. They are not Jewish, but came to work in Israel to save money, hoping to improve their financial situation and then to return home. Aleksei is survived by his parents, Lova and Ivan, and by his older sister. His family announced their decision to return to the Ukraine, where Aleksei was buried.
16. Yan Blum, 25, - He too was a new immigrant from the CIS He worked as a security guard at the discotheque. Arrived in Israel 6 months earlier with wife Irena and 2-year-old daughter. (He died of his injuries on June 3)
17. IDF Pvt Diez Normanov, 21. Diez Normanov immigrated to Israel from Uzbekistan in October 1999, leaving behind his family in Tashkent. After initially attending a yeshiva in Migdal HaEmek, he later left the yeshiva and shared a rented apartment in Tel-Aviv. He worked, and sent some of his earnings home to help support his ailing father. Diez (Danny) began his IDF service just a month before the attack. On June 1, on his first army leave, he went to the Dolphinarium Discotheque to surprise his girlfriend, Natalie, who was there celebrating her friend's birthday. He called her cell phone and said, "Look behind you. I love you." Then she heard the explosion.
18. Yael-Yulia Sklianik, 15, of Holon. She died of her injuries on June 2. Yael-Yulia Sklianik immigrated to Israel with her family in 1990 from the former Soviet Union. Yael was a 9th grade student at the Katzir High School in Holon. Yael left behind her parents, Oleg and Iriana, and an older sister, Liora. She was buried in the Yarkon Cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
19. Sergei Pancheskov, 20, a new immigrant from the CIS nine months before the attack, was buried in Kiev by request of his parents. He died of his injuries on June 2nd.
20. Maria Tagilchev, 14 - Maria immigrated to Israel from the Ural Mountains in Russia a 18 months before the attakc with her mother, Olga. Maria was an eighth-grader at the ORT Leibovich school, and was still having trouble with Hebrew, but had many friends. Just two days before, a car bomb exploded outside her school, while she was still inside. She decided to go to the Dolphin disco on Friday night to relieve the tension. Maria was buried in Netanya.
21. Yevgenia Dorfman, 15 - suffered a mortal head injury in the explosion. For 18 days, the doctors fought to save her life, although they knew, given the extent of the brain damage, that her chances of survival were very slim. Her mother gave her a new middle name, Haya - "alive" - in the hope that her life would be spared. On June 19 she succumbed to her injuries.
Yevgenia lived alone with her mother, a single parent. They immigrated to Israel from Tashkent nine years earlier. They lived simply, because of economic hardships, but Yevgenia was well integrated and happy at school, where she was known by the Hebrew name Keren. Yevgenia Dorfman was laid to rest in the Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem.
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai will address the memorial as well as Absorption Minister Tzipi Livni and Raisa Nepomneschi, a mother of one of the persons murdered in the attack.
A suicide bomber mingled with a crowd of young people waiting to enter a disco on Friday night, June 1, 2001, before blowing himself up. 21 young people were killed and over 120 others wounded. Most of the victims were youngsters from the former Soviet Union. Seven of those murdered were students at one local high school, Tel Aviv’s Shevah Mofet.
THE VICTIMS
1. Arias Kastaniyada-Talkir, - 20, of Ramat Gan - was laid to rest in the Christian Cemetery in Jaffa.
2. Irena Usdachi, - 18, Holon – laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
3. Roman Dezanshvili, - 21, Bat Yam – Roman was about to finish a dental technician program at Jaffa's Amal high school and worked three times a week at a Holon dental clinic. He delayed his army service to complete his studies. His mother said her son was industrious and helped her financially. Roman Dezanshvili is survived by his father, mother, and brother Larry. He was buried in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
4. Eliya Gutman, - 19, Bat Yam – He graduated from the Sharett High School in Bat Yam and planned to study computers. He was exempted from army service so he could help care for his severely disabled brother. He was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
5. Anya Kazachkov, -16, Holon – Anya was an 11th grade student at Shevach High School, studying robotics. The school principal, Dr. Benvenisti, said, "Her drawings decorate the walls of the school and they will remain as a living memorial." She is survived by her mother and her brother Alex, aged 11. Her father passed away 7 years before the attack in Russia. She was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
6. Raisa Nimrovsky, - 15, Netanya – Raisa is survived by her mother and grandmother. She was buried in Netanya.
7. Simona Rodin, - 18, Holon – An only child, Simona immigrated to Israel from Russia 12 years before the attack with her father, Mark, and mother Ira. She attended the Kugel High School in Holon. Simona was a very sensitive and quiet girl, who was liked by all. She was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
8. Liana Sakiyan, -16, Tel Aviv – laid to rest in Kibbutz Givat Brenner.
9. Ori Shahar, - 32, Ramat Gan – his parents, a sister and two brothers, one of whom lives in the United States, survive Ori. He was laid to rest in the Kiryat Shaul Cemetery.
10. Mariana Medvedenko, 16, Tel Aviv – Mariana is survived by her parents, a brother who remained in Russia, her sister Sofa, twin brothers, and Sasha. She was laid to rest in Kibbutz Givat Brenner.
11. Marina Berkovizki, - 17, Tel Aviv - Berkovizki immigrated to Israel with her family from Uzbekistan four and a half years before the attack. Her father passed away two years before the attack, and Marina is survived by her mother and older brother. She was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
12. Yulia Nelimov, 16, Tel Aviv - Yulia and Yelena immigrated from Russia five years earlier with their mother, Ella, their brother Sasha, now 14, and their grandmother. Yulia is survived by her brother, Sasha, as well as her mother and father, who still resides in Russia. She was buried alongside her sister in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
13. Yelena Nelimov, 18, Tel Aviv - Yelena and Yulia immigrated from Russia five years earlier with their mother, Ella, their brother Sasha, now 14, and their grandmother. Yelena is survived by her brother, Sasha, as well as her mother and father, who still resides in Russia. She was buried alongside her sister in the Yarkon cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
14. Irena Nepomneschi, 16, Bat Yam – Irina Nepomneschi immigrated to Israel from Uzbekistan five years earlier with her family. Irena was two weeks away from her 17th birthday. She leaves behind her parents and a younger brother, Pavel. She was laid to rest in the Yarkon Cemetery.
15. Aleksei Lupalu, 16, a tourist from the Ukraine – Aleksei was killed only six months after arriving in Israel with his family from the Ukraine. They are not Jewish, but came to work in Israel to save money, hoping to improve their financial situation and then to return home. Aleksei is survived by his parents, Lova and Ivan, and by his older sister. His family announced their decision to return to the Ukraine, where Aleksei was buried.
16. Yan Blum, 25, - He too was a new immigrant from the CIS He worked as a security guard at the discotheque. Arrived in Israel 6 months earlier with wife Irena and 2-year-old daughter. (He died of his injuries on June 3)
17. IDF Pvt Diez Normanov, 21. Diez Normanov immigrated to Israel from Uzbekistan in October 1999, leaving behind his family in Tashkent. After initially attending a yeshiva in Migdal HaEmek, he later left the yeshiva and shared a rented apartment in Tel-Aviv. He worked, and sent some of his earnings home to help support his ailing father. Diez (Danny) began his IDF service just a month before the attack. On June 1, on his first army leave, he went to the Dolphinarium Discotheque to surprise his girlfriend, Natalie, who was there celebrating her friend's birthday. He called her cell phone and said, "Look behind you. I love you." Then she heard the explosion.
18. Yael-Yulia Sklianik, 15, of Holon. She died of her injuries on June 2. Yael-Yulia Sklianik immigrated to Israel with her family in 1990 from the former Soviet Union. Yael was a 9th grade student at the Katzir High School in Holon. Yael left behind her parents, Oleg and Iriana, and an older sister, Liora. She was buried in the Yarkon Cemetery in Tel-Aviv.
19. Sergei Pancheskov, 20, a new immigrant from the CIS nine months before the attack, was buried in Kiev by request of his parents. He died of his injuries on June 2nd.
20. Maria Tagilchev, 14 - Maria immigrated to Israel from the Ural Mountains in Russia a 18 months before the attakc with her mother, Olga. Maria was an eighth-grader at the ORT Leibovich school, and was still having trouble with Hebrew, but had many friends. Just two days before, a car bomb exploded outside her school, while she was still inside. She decided to go to the Dolphin disco on Friday night to relieve the tension. Maria was buried in Netanya.
21. Yevgenia Dorfman, 15 - suffered a mortal head injury in the explosion. For 18 days, the doctors fought to save her life, although they knew, given the extent of the brain damage, that her chances of survival were very slim. Her mother gave her a new middle name, Haya - "alive" - in the hope that her life would be spared. On June 19 she succumbed to her injuries.
Yevgenia lived alone with her mother, a single parent. They immigrated to Israel from Tashkent nine years earlier. They lived simply, because of economic hardships, but Yevgenia was well integrated and happy at school, where she was known by the Hebrew name Keren. Yevgenia Dorfman was laid to rest in the Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem.