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Funeral of Israeli Embassy staffer killed in DC attack starts near Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter.
Yaron Lischinsky, 28, an employee of the Israeli Embassy in the US, killed in a shooting in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025, in an undated photo. (Instagram)
The funeral of Yaron Lischinsky has started in Beit Zayit, west of Jerusalem, pastor Chad Holland says during the weekly meeting of the Messianic congregation King of Kings in Jerusalem.
As a teenager, Lischinsky used to be a member of the Hebrew-speaking King of Kings congregation, to which his parents still belong.
Lischinsky was killed alongside his partner, Sarah Lynn Milgrim, in a shooting at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night.
Both were employees at the Israeli Embassy in Washington.
At the family’s request, the funeral is closed to the press, according to the Foreign Ministry.
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