Tal Kurtzweil

Mar 7, 2002 - Tal Kurtzweil, 18, of Bnei Brak was one of five youths killed when a Palestinian gunman penetrated the pre-military training academy in the Gush Katif settlement of Atzmona.

Hamas terrorists entered the southern Gush Katif community, opening fire and throwing hand grenades at the school and nearby houses, killing five and injuring 23. Tal Kurtzweil and Asher Marcus were killed by gunfire in the study room.

Tal Kurtzweil attended the prestigious academy in Atzmona, a highschool that combines religious studies and military training. "From the Torah you went to the sky. You were killed by evil hands, full of blood, blood of the innocent, the blood of adolescents who did no wrong. You just wanted to learn the Torah", said Rafe Peretz, dean of the Atzmona academy.

Tal Kurtzweil was buried in the cemetery in Petah Tikva. He is survived by his parents, David and Yaffa Kurtzweil, and two sisters.