Keren Kashani

July 16, 2002 - Keren Kashani, 29, of Emmanuel, was one of nine people killed in a terrorist attack on Dan bus no. 189 traveling from Bnei Brak to Emmanuel in Samaria.

A Palestinian terrorist cell, apparently dressed in IDF uniforms, ambushed a bus from Bnei Brak a few hundred meters from the entrance to Emmanuel. Shortly after 3:00 P.M. two 20-kilo bombs were set off about 200 meters from the town's entrance, damaging the bus's front tires and forcing it off the road.

The explosion damaged the bus doors, trapping the passengers inside. The terrorists then started to shoot at the bus, firing through the unprotected roof and throwing grenades through the narrow upper windows, which are not armored.

Keren was born and raised in Holon. After marrying Ya'acov Kashani they became religiously observang and moved to Emmanuel. After the birth of their son, the couple divorced and Keren raised her son alone. He was her entire world. She had decided to leave Emmanuel and was returning home after a full day of arrangements in preparation for the move.

Keren Kashani was buried in Holon. She is survived by her parents, Rafi and Bracha, three siblings, and her 6-year-old son, Yitzhak Uriah.