Shoshana (Rosanna) Siso

Sept 19, 2002 - Shoshana (Rosanna) Siso, 63, of Gan Yavneh was one of six people killed when a suicide terrorist detonated a bomb in Dan bus No. 4 on Allenby Street, opposite the Great Synagogue in Tel-Aviv. Hamas claimed responsbility for the attack.

The explosion was set off by the suicide bomber shortly before 13:00 PM in the front section of the bus. The bus had been en route from the central bus station to northern Tel Aviv. The bomber apparently boarded the bus at a stop opposite the synagogue and then detonated the device, killing six and wounding about 70. The blast scorched the bus and blew out its windows.

Rosanna Siso was killed when she stepped out of her clothes shop on Allenby Street to buy lunch. Her eldest son Moshe owns a jewellery shop nearby. Uninjured in the explosion, he was hospitalized for shock after helping to evacuate the wounded from the scene.

Rosanna immigrated to Israel from Romania at the age of 3 and was crowned Water Queen of Israel when she was 18. Her daughter Tovi described her as a beautiful and lively woman.

Shoshana (Rosanna) Siso was laid to rest in the Gan Yavne cemetery. She is survived by her husband, four children and eight grandchildren.