January 2003

Dear Friends,

On 19-06-2002 ט' בתמוז תשס"ב our daughter and sister Michal HY"D was brutally murdered by a suicide bomber at the French Hill intersection in Jerusalem. She was 21 years old.

She left grieving parents, three brothers, two sisters, grandmothers, family and many friends.

Michal had just completed her B.A. in Educational Counseling and History at "Orot" College in Elkana. She was murdered on her way home from her last dayof studying.

Following her cruel death, we decided to dedicate in her loving memory a fund that would help save the lives of others. For this purpose we founded the Michal Franklin Fund. Donations received in her memory will be allocated to people in need of urgent medical treatment that is not covered by the medical funds in Israel. A committee of three doctors will determine the medical need of applicants.
Your contribution will help commemorate her short life.

Donations may be sent to the address below, or deposited directly into the following bank account:

The Michal Franklin fund Bank Mizrahi, Branch 460
Old City, Jerusalem
Account 120568

Swift Code: MIZBILIT

Please inform us of any donations deposited into the bank account.

If you need an American tax receipt, please send your donation to:

American Friends of Old City Charities
c/o Mr. Avery Gross, Esq.
30 Bay Street
Staten Island, New York, 10301-2512

US Tax ID 13-374355
Earmarked for the Michal Franklin Fund

With thanks,

Franklin & Herzl families

Jerusalem
10 Habikurim Street Jerusalem 97500 רחוב הביכורים 10 ירושלים
972-(0)2-6274064 972-(0)524-413-683
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Michal Franklin,z"l

June 19, 2002 - Michal Franklin, 21, of Jerusalem, was one of seven people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection in northern Jerusalem shortly after 7:00 P.M.

Michal Franklin grew up in the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem, the eldest in a family of six. Her parents had immigrated to Israel from South Africa.

Michal attended the Zviya Ulpana high school and did her national service in Tiberias, working with disadvantaged children. She had a beautiful voice and loved to play the guitar.

On the day she was killed, Michal had just completed her courses for a B.A. in educational counseling and history at the Orot College in Elkana - completing the degree in just three instead of four years. She woke up in the morning, excited about finishing her studies, and said, "What a wonderful day."M

Michal, who was on her way to a celebratory dinner with her parents, saw her friend and fellow student, Hadassah Jungreis, at the hithhiking stand at the French Hill junction, and stopped to talk to her. Both were killed.

Michal Franklin was buried in Jerusalem. She is survived by her parents, Avner and Sarah, and five siblings.