Avraham Nahman Nitzani

Dec 12, 2001 - Avraham Nahman Nitzani, 17, of Betar Illit, was one of 11 people killed in a terrorist attack on an Israeli bus and several passenger cars near the entrance to Emmanuel in Samaria.

At 18:00 PM, on the fourth night of Hanukkah, three terrorists attacked a No. 189 Dan bus traveling to the ultra-Orthodox settlement of Emmanuel from Bnei Brak, as well as several passenger cars, with a roadside bomb, anti-tank grenades, and light arms fire at 18:00 P.M. Ten people were killed and about 30 were injured.

Avraham Nahman Nitzani, who attended the Braslav Yeshiva in Jerusalem and another yeshiva in Bnei Brak, was on his way to visit relatives in Emmanuel when he was killed.

Avraham's father, Rabbi Oded Nitzani, who became religiously observant around 20 years ago, heads the Sde Tzofim Yeshiva. Avraham, the third of 11 children, was named after Rabbi Nahman of Braslav. He would have celebrated his 18th birthday in two weeks.

Many of the family's non-religious members also attended the funeral. One of them, Yair Nitzani said: "We are from two different worlds, but there are things that unify."

Avraham Nahman Nitzani is survived by his parents, Oded and Tzila, and 10 siblings.