We are shocked and outraged by the tragic terror attack that took place on the morning of March 19 at a Jewish school in southern France that has left four dead, including three young children.
The bodies of all four victims were flown to Israel, accompanied on the flight by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, family members and leaders of the Jewish community in France. The victims, 30-year-old Rabbi Jonathan Sandler, his sons Arieh, 5, and Gabriel, 3, and seven-year-old Miriam Monsonego were all laid to rest in Jerusalem's Har Hamenuchot Cemetery, accompanied by over 2,000 mourners.
A large number of dignitaries attended the Jerusalem funeral including Israel's Interior Minister Eli Yishai, Minister of Diaspora Affairs Yuli Edelstein, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon and both the country's chief rabbis.
Turning to the victims' families during his eulogy, Edelstein said: "An entire nation embraces you."
May the families of those tragically murdered in Monday's attack be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Shabbat Shalom,
Seth J. Katzen
Chief Executive Officer
