Tatiana Braslavsky

Jun 18, 2002 - Tatiana Braslavsky, 41, of Jerusalem, was one of 19 people killed in a suicide bombing at the Patt junction in Egged bus no. 32A traveling from Gilo to the center of Jerusalem.

The terrorist boarded the bus at 7:50 A.M. at the stop in Beit Safafa, an Arab neighborhood opposite Gilo, and almost immediately detonated the large bomb which he carried in a bag stuffed with ball bearings. The blast destroyed the front half of the bus, packed with people on their way to work and schoolchildren. Of the 19 victims, 17 were residents of the Gilo neighborhood; 74 people were injured.

Tatiana Braslavsky immigrated to Israel 11 years ago from Samara, Russia with her husband Alex and son Igor. An engineer, she worked for a construction company and took her regular bus to work. Igor, 15, who used to accompany her every morning, left the house early this time. "It was a miracle," said friends.

Tatiana Braslavsky was buried in the Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem. She is survived by her husband and son.