Danit Dagan

Mar 9, 2002 - Danit Dagan, 25, of Tel-Aviv was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem.

The bomber walked into the Cafe Moment, located about 100 meters from the prime minister's residence, and detonated a powerful explosive charge that completely gutted the restaurant. The cafe was teeming with dozens of people at the time of the attack. Danit Dagan was one of 11 people killed and 54 injured in the explosion.

Danit was at the cafe with her boyfriend, Uri Felix, who was also killed in the terrorist attack. They were supposed to be married on May 15.

Danit served in the IDF's Home Front Command. After her discharge, she studied tourism at the Open University and worked at a travel agency until recently. She is described by friends and family as a beautiful, smart, good-hearted and mature person. A very warm person, she loved animals and was loved by the many neighbors' children she babysat for. The kids would always wait for their parents to leave so she could come. They would tell her their secrets, do homework with her, and she would put them to sleep. The parents were amazed with the maturity that Danit showed already at such a young age.

Danit and Uri met six years ago, when Uri served in the IDF military police unit with Danit's brother, Tomer. Danit was a high school senior in Tel-Aviv at the time. "At first he just flirted with her to annoy Tomer. They spoke on the phone for three straight nights, and then they set up a blind date in Tel-Aviv. It was love at first sight," said Sharon, Danit's brother.

During their six years together, Danit and Uri each lived with their parents - she in Tel-Aviv and he in Jerusalem. They were saving money to purchase an apartment in Jerusalem after their wedding. They met mainly on weekends.

Danit Dagan was buried in the Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem. She is survived by her parents - Rachel and Moni, her brothers Tomer and Sharon, and her sister Maya.