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Thursday, May 22, 2025
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Thursday, May 22, 2025
DC shooting victim was involved in group promoting Israeli-Palestinian collaboration
Yaron Lischinsky, right, and his partner Sarah Milgrim, both employees of the Israeli Embassy in the US who were killed in a shooting in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025, in an undated photo. (Israeli Embassy in Washington)
Sarah Milgrim, the Israeli embassy staffer shot dead alongside her boyfriend and colleague Yaron Lischinsky, was involved in Tech2Peace, a group that brought together Israelis and Palestinians in the tech industry.
Born in Overland Park, Kansas, Milgrim “was warm and compassionate, committed to peacebuilding and passionate about sustainability and people-to-people relations,” the American Jewish Committee says in a statement.
Lischinsky was a staffer in the Israeli embassy’s political affairs department. He always had a smile on his face and a welcoming presence,” AJC says.
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