Published: 19 July 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Palestinians donate to establish synagogue in memory of terror victim (Ynet)
Several Palestinians decided to donate money to the establishment of a synagogue in memory of the late Reuven Schmerling, who was stabbed to death in October 2017 by two terrorists.
Schmerling was murdered on the day he was supposed to celebrate his 70th birthday with his family, by two Palestinians at a coal storehouse belonging to his family in the Kafr Qasim industrial zone. He was ambushed and attacked with a knife, a pickax and a fan.
His family decided to commemorate his name and establish a synagogue in Schmerling’s hometown of Elkana, and had launched a campaign to raise funds for the project.
A few days ago they received an unusual donation: a Palestinian businessman from the Gaza Strip, who met Reuven through work, donated several thousand shekels to the campaign.
Photo: Ynet
