Karaites mourn their victim

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: March 28, 2004| Author: HILARY LEILA KRIEGER | Copyright information


Jerusalem Post

03-28-2004

Headline: Karaites mourn their victim
Byline: HILARY LEILA KRIEGER
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 03

Sunday, March 28, 2004 -- When Avraham "Avi" Avraham, 34, a crane electrician remembered by friends and family as quiet and well-loved, was killed in the double suicide bombing at the Ashdod port on March 14, his parents didn't rend their shirts as is the traditional Jewish mourning practice.

They did, howe...

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