Elizabetha Katzman

Elizabeta Katzman, 16, of Haifa, was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus on Moriah Boulevard in the Carmel section of Haifa.

The bus was traveling on the city's main Moriah Boulevard near the Carmel Center, on the way to Haifa University, when the blast turned the bus into a charred wreck and scattered bodies along the road. The suicide bomber, who had boarded the bus, had the bomb strapped to his body, laden with metal shrapnel in order to maximize the number of injuries. A total of 15 people were killed and 55 injured.

Elizabeta Katzman immigrated to Israel with her parents Yelena and Alex from the CIS 12 years ago. Well-liked by all, she was an 11th grade student majoring in theater and sociology at the Leo Baeck High School in Haifa. After looking at costumes for a play with her friend Tal Kerman, she decided to accompany her friend home. Both girls were killed.

Elizabeta Katzman will be buried in Haifa.