Uri Felix

Mar 9, 2002 - Uri Felix, 25, of Givat Ze'ev was one of 11 people killed when a suicide bomber exploded at 22:30 PM Saturday night in a crowded cafe at the corner of Aza and Ben-Maimon streets in the Rehavia neighborhood in the center of Jerusalem.

The bomber walked into the Cafe Moment, located about 100 meters from the prime minister's residence, and detonated a powerful explosive charge that completely gutted the restaurant. The cafe was teeming with dozens of people at the time of the attack. Uri Felix was one of 11 people killed and 54 injured in the explosion.

The Cafe Moment was like a second home to Uri - he used to go there every day, and even celebrated his last birthday there. On Saturday night he went with his girlfriend, Danit Dagan, who was also killed in the terrorist attack. They were supposed to be married on May 15.

Danit and Uri met six years ago, when Uri served in the IDF military police unit with Danit's brother, Tomer. "At first he just flirted with her to annoy Tomer. They spoke on the phone for three straight nights, and then they set up a blind date in Tel-Aviv. It was love at first sight," said Sharon, Danit's brother.

During their six years together, Danit and Uri each lived with their parents - she in Tel-Aviv and he in Jerusalem. They were saving money to purchase an apartment in Jerusalem after their wedding. They met mainly on weekends.

Uri began studies in land assessment at the Jerusalem College of Management, Jerusalem three years ago. He also worked as a security guard at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court. "He was a very big fellow who had a great sense of humor. He'd make you laugh all the time, even when we needed to work seriously," said Gadi Yarom, who worked with Uri. "He had a harmonica, which he would bring to the court, and he'd play it any time he had the chance."

Uri, a large-framed, tall young man, would serve as a human barrier during well-publicized cases that attracted large crowds to the court - nobody was going to stampede into the hall when he was around. According to friends, Uri would always say that he wasn't afraid of terror attacks. Whenever he was asked if he was afraid of terrorists, he said: "Look at me, such a big person as me, no terrorist will kill me."

Uri Felix was buried in the Givat Shaul cemetery in Jerusalem. He is survived by his parents and his older sister.