Olga Brenner


May 18, 2003 - Olga Brenner, 52, of Jerusalem was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on Egged bus no. 6 near French Hill in Jerusalem.

The bus bombing took place at 5:45 A.M. near the French Hill neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. The suicide bomber, disguised as a religious Jew, boarded the bus and detonated the bomb shortly afterwards. Seven passengers were killed and about 20 wounded.

Olga Brenner, who immigrated to Israel with her husband Gregory from Moldova six years ago, was a resident of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. Their daughter Svetlana and her husband Andre joined them three years ago. Olga was on her way to work together with her daughter as cleaning women when she was killed. Svetlana was seriously injured.

Olga Brenner was buried in Jerusalem. She is survived by her husband Gregory, their daughter Svetlana and son Arkadi.