BETWEEN THE LINES: How Nachshon's Mother Is Coping

From: The Jewish Week | Date: December 15, 1994| Author: Gary Rocenblatt | Copyright information


The Jewish Week

12-15-1994

BETWEEN THE LINES: How Nachshon's Mother Is Coping.

Esther Wachsman does her best to keep her grief to herself. Seven weeks after the kidnapping and murder of her 19-year-old son, Nachshon, at the hands of Hamas terrorists, she is able to talk about the ordeal without weeping, though the tears are just below the surface and the tissues are nearby.

The American-born Mrs. Wachsman and her Israeli husband, Yehuda, inspired a uni...

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