Feb 24, 2010 - Netta Blatt-Sorek, 52, of Zichron Yaakov, was killed while walking near the Beit Jimal Monastery near Beit Shemesh. Her body was found two days later.
On the last Wednesday in February, Blatt-Sorek, a teacher at the Jewish-Arab school Bridge over the Wadi in Kafr Kara, went for a vacation to the Beit Jimal Monastery near Beit Shemesh, where she had spent time on other occasions.
That afternoon, she went for a walk and did not return. Friends of hers who were also staying at the monastery participated in a police search for her the next day, as did her neighbors and fellow teachers. Her body was found two days later.
The Palestinian terrorists responsible for the murder were arrested following the murder of Kristine Luken in December 2010.
Netta was born in Kibbutz Afikim. She lived for an extended period in Sweden and later in the United States, where she studied for her masters' degree. On her return to Israel she engaged in teaching and theater, combining both through theater therapy. She had begun teaching at Bridge over the Wadi at the beginning of the school year.
Netta Blatt-Sorek is survived by her husband Amotz and their daughter, Noga.