Four more terrorism victims will be buried today. The funeral service for Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Dickstein, 44, his wife Chana, 42, and their son Shuv\'el Tzion, 9, will begin at 12:30 PM at Jerusalem\'s Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav Kook. The three will be buried in the Shomron community of Psagot later in the day, to where the Dicksteins moved from Jerusalem just eight months ago. Two other Dickstein children suffered light-to-moderate wounds in the murderous attack. IDF Sgt. Elazar Leibovitz of Hevron, who was shot first in the same attack, will be laid to rest at noon in Hevron’s Jewish Cemetery. He is survived by his parents and nine siblings.
At around 6 PM on Friday, Arab terrorists opened fired on Sgt. Leibovitz’s car traveling near the Zeif Junction, south of Hevron. When Leibovitz was hit, another passenger in the car grabbed the wheel and continued towards Hevron to seek assistance. On their way, the new driver car spotted the Dickstein vehicle heading towards the Zeif Junction from the opposite direction. He tried to signal to them to stop in order to avoid the terrorists, but the driver failed to pick up on the warning and continued towards the junction. The waiting terrorists opened fire, killing the Dickstein couple and their son from close range. They are survived by nine other children of the family, ranging in age from 21 to 1. The Dicksteins were the 15th husband-and-wife couple to have been murdered since the Oslo War began, including six from the Pesach Seder Massacre, leaving over two dozen young orphans.
Leibovitz, who was to have celebrated his 21st birthday yesterday, succumbed to his wounds after he was transported to a nearby hospital. He seemed to have a feeling that his demise would be at the hands of terrorists, and left his family and friends with clear instructions as to how to conduct his funeral. \"You need not be happy at my funeral,\" he said, \"but just know that I\'ll be OK.\" He asked that the funeral not be covered by the press, and that he be eulogized only by rabbis and not by politicians.
At around 6 PM on Friday, Arab terrorists opened fired on Sgt. Leibovitz’s car traveling near the Zeif Junction, south of Hevron. When Leibovitz was hit, another passenger in the car grabbed the wheel and continued towards Hevron to seek assistance. On their way, the new driver car spotted the Dickstein vehicle heading towards the Zeif Junction from the opposite direction. He tried to signal to them to stop in order to avoid the terrorists, but the driver failed to pick up on the warning and continued towards the junction. The waiting terrorists opened fire, killing the Dickstein couple and their son from close range. They are survived by nine other children of the family, ranging in age from 21 to 1. The Dicksteins were the 15th husband-and-wife couple to have been murdered since the Oslo War began, including six from the Pesach Seder Massacre, leaving over two dozen young orphans.
Leibovitz, who was to have celebrated his 21st birthday yesterday, succumbed to his wounds after he was transported to a nearby hospital. He seemed to have a feeling that his demise would be at the hands of terrorists, and left his family and friends with clear instructions as to how to conduct his funeral. \"You need not be happy at my funeral,\" he said, \"but just know that I\'ll be OK.\" He asked that the funeral not be covered by the press, and that he be eulogized only by rabbis and not by politicians.