Aharon Gorov

Feb 25, 2002 - Aharon Gorov, 46, of Nokdim, was one of two people killed in a terrorist shooting attack between Tekoa and Nokdim, south of Bethlehem.

Aharon Gorov and Avraham Fish were killed while driving home to participate in a Purim holiday celebration shortly after 4 PM. Gorov was returning early in order to play the accordian at the Purim party. Fish's daughter, Tamar Lipschitz, in her ninth month of pregnancy, was shot in the lower abdomen, and her daughter Karine, 4, suffered from shock.

Aharon Gorov immigrated to Israel from Russia. He moved with his family from Alon Shvut in the Gush Etzion bloc to Nokdim two-and-a-half years ago. Gorov, who held a Masters degree in musicology and was a music teacher in Russia, worked in the Ministry of Education in computers. Udi Bahat, head of the Ministry's immigrant absorption unit, described Aharon as a dedicated worker.

Aharon Gorov will be buried at the cemetery in Kibbutz Kfar Etzion. He is survived by his wife Miriam, and their four children, aged 2, 4, 6 and 8.