OneFamily Faces

My name is Yarin, and I am 16 years old. I joined OneFamily exactly two years ago this week, after my older sister, Hadar (19), was killed. The last memory I have of her was from a Friday night dinner. She was telling me about how she had recently become a police officer. I was so proud of her. But, I didn’t know that this would be the last memory of my sister because five days later she was killed.

Hadar and another policewoman were at the Old City in Jerusalem, patrolling the Damascus Gate entrance. They saw two suspicious men walking towards them, so my sister asked them for identification. One of them pulled out a knife and started stabbing the other officer. My sister shot the terrorist and saved her friend. But a third terrorist came from behind Hadar and shot her three times in her head. She died in the hospital.

My sister was awarded the Medal of Honour six months after her death. She was so funny and always happy and smiling. She always took care of me…Click here to read all stories