Marina Tsahivershvili

May 18, 2003 - Marina Tsahivershvili, 44, 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.

Marina Tsahivershvili, who immigrated to Israel from Georgia seven years ago, was a resident of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. She was killed on her way to work in the kitchen at Shaare Zedek Hospital where she prepared breakfast for the children and the hospital's clinics for the past three and a half years. Her boss described her as a kind woman who was always willing to volunteer, being among the first to offer her help following previous terror attacks in Jerusalem.

Marina Tsahivershvili was buried in Jerusalem. She is survived by her mother, sister and two nieces. Her father passed away two months ago.