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Yaniv Ben-Shalom
Aug 25, 2001 - Yaniv Ben-Shalom, 27, of Ofarim, was killed when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on their car as they were driving on the Jerusalem-Modi'in road on Saturday night.
Yaniv and Sharon Ben-Shalom were returning home from Jerusalem, where they spent Shabbat with Sharon's parents to their home in Ofarim with their two daughters - Efrat, 20 months old, and Shahar, 8 months old - and with Sharon's brother. Palestinians opened fire from a passing vehicle, killing Sharon and Yaniv. Sharon's brother Doron Sviri was fatally injured by a shot to the head, and died the following day.
Yaniv met Sharon met at the Ariel College where they studied together, and were married three years ago. Yaniv had studied alternative medicine, and had set up and taught the Talmud Torah class in Ofarim.
Yaniv Ben-Shalom was buried in the Segula cemetery in Petah Tikva.
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