Carlos Yerushalmi

Apr 3, 2002 - Carlos Yerushalmi, 52, of Karkur was one of 15 people killed in a suicide bombing in Haifa, in the Matza restaurant of the gas station near the Grand Canyon shopping mall.

Just after 2:30 PM on Sunday afternoon, during the Passover holiday, the terrorist entered the popular Matza restaurant in the Neve Sha'anan district near the Grand Canyon mall. The explosion tore the roof off the one-story building, and blew out the windows, instantly killing 14 people, and leaving horrific scenes of people on fire, and people with lost limbs. Over 40 people were injured.

Carlos Yerushalmi died two days later of injuries sustained in the attack.

Carlos immigrated to Israel from Argentina with his family ten years ago, first to Kibbutz Metzer and then to Karkur. He was a television producer and well-loved teacher of electronic communications. Carlos went to the Matza Restaurant with his friend Carlos Wegman, who was killed instantly.

Carlos "so believed in peace, and in our living here - Jews and Arabs together," said Carlos's wife. His family donated his organs for transplants; one of his kidneys was transplanted into an Armenian woman from Beer Sheva.

Carlos was buried at the Karkur cemetery. He leaves behind his wife Paula, son Boaz and daughter Maya.