Service Week for Sarah 🤍
Today should have been Sarah's 27th birthday.
Instead of letting the day pass in grief alone, people across our community went out to do good: volunteering, giving, helping, lifting others up in her name.
Sarah believed deeply in kindness, in showing up for others, in making the world gentler than she found it.
Thank you Sarah's Week of Service for all you do to keep her spirit alive and thank you to all who went out and did good!
📷 serviceforsarah + @IlanBlock
Yaron and Sarah— working together at the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C.— were murdered in a terrorist attack outside the Jewish Museum.
A young couple with a bright future planning their life together.
Yaron, born in Nuremberg, wasn’t just a colleague.
I had the privilege of having him as my master’s student at Reichman University. Bright, curious, engaged.
He was a Christian, a true lover of Israel, served in the IDF, and chose to dedicate his life to the State of Israel and the Zionist cause.
He embodied the Judeo-Christian values and set an example for young people worldwide.
I paid my condolences to his parents this morning.
Israeli diplomats don’t just represent a flag.
They stand on the front line, defending the shared values that we all cherish in democratic societies.
They serve publicly, proudly—and far too often, at great personal risk.
This didn’t happen in a warzone. It happened in the capital of the free world, in the heart of Washington D.C.
Chanting “Free Palestine” is not just a slogan, it’s a call to action to target Jews wherever they are.
We will not let terror win.
May the memory of Yaron and Sarah be a blessing.
💔 Our hearts are broken.
Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky — two young Israeli embassy staffers and cherished members of the AJC community — were murdered while leaving an AJC event in Washington, D.C., last night.
They were stolen from us. They had their entire lives ahead of them.
Sarah, an American from Overland Park, Kansas, was warm and compassionate, committed to peacebuilding, and passionate about sustainability and people-to-people relations.
Yaron always had a smile on his face and a welcoming presence. He had reportedly bought a ring and was planning to ask Sarah to marry him in Jerusalem next week.
Words cannot adequately express our sorrow. We mourn with Sarah and Yaron’s families, their friends, and all who loved them.
May their memories be a blessing.
Yaron and Sarah were our friends and colleagues. They were in the prime of their lives.
This evening, a terrorist shot and killed them as they exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC.
The entire embassy staff is heartbroken and devastated by their murder. No words can express the depth of our grief and horror at this devastating loss.
Our hearts are with their families, and the embassy will be by their side during this terrible time.
The walls of Jerusalem: Photos of 101 of our loved ones, held hostage for over 365 days.
Wherever we go, they are with us.
Our mission is clear: we will not rest until they are home.
LET THEM GO NOW.
📸 @ArnonBossani
Catching up now after Shabbat. Obviously missed a lot. Here are my quick takeaways:
1) Iran’s attack against Israel — 200+ drones, cruise and ballistic missiles — more aggressive and pervasive than expected.
2) Israel’s response so far has been magnificent — intercepting 99% of the incoming.
3) Lots of help provided by USA, UK, France and even Jordan. We are grateful.
4) Iran literally attacked the Al Aqsa Mosque. Had Israel not intercepted the missile, 3rd holiest site in Islam destroyed.
5) This is the time for Israel, the West and the moderate Sunni nations to unite against this evil, terrorist nation.
I strongly condemn the serious escalation represented by the large-scale attack launched on Israel by Iran.
I call for an immediate cessation of these hostilities.
Neither the region nor the world can afford another war. https://t.co/Kmbt3zWMw7
6 months ago, I put up posters of every hostage in my office. Hamas has refused to produce proof of life.
Hamas owns this entire grotesque calamity.
I stand with Israel and the posters will remain on my walls until every single person is brought home.
As the world celebrates #WorldChildrensDay , 40 children are being held hostage by terrorists in Gaza.
Children who had to watch their families murdered before their eyes.
Children who had their innocence ripped away from them.
Children who are still held hostage by savage butchers.
We will continue to operate until they all return home.
For the past several hours, we've been facilitating the transfer of Gazan premature babies from the Shifaa hospital for further medical treatment in Egypt.
This is done as part of the humanitarian efforts driven by Israel concurrently with the fight against Hamas in Gaza.
The United States, in coordination with the UK, is imposing sanctions on individuals and entities that have supported Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist groups. We continue to coordinate with our partners and allies to disrupt these terrorist financing channels.
You will not see hate, violence or call for genocide at the #MarchForIsrael in DC today.
What you will see:
People’s faces— we’re not ashamed because our cause is just.
You will see them cry— we’re grieving.
You will see them sing for peace— we still believe in true justice.
You will see them thanking the authorities— we appreciate their hard work.
You will see them recognizing the pain of innocent Palestinians— we believe in humanity.
You will se them standing in unity— as we come together for peace.
When boys were trapped in a Thai cave for 2 weeks, the world was rightly obsessed with their safety.
When people were lost in the Titanic submarine, the world was anxious.
When 239 people, including babies, are kidnapped and held deep underground by Hamas for over a month…