Scholarship Ceremony in Memory of Ilana Ne'eman (Maalot Massacre)

A modest yet emotional ceremony was held today at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, granting scholarships in memory of Ilana Ne'eman who was murdered at the age of 17 at the Maalot Massacre in 1974.

Ilana was a high school student from Safed and was spending the weekend with her class at the Netiv Meir School in Maalot when DFLP terrorists infiltrated Israel from Lebanon, killed other victims on their way to Maalot, then left 22 students dead after an attempted rescue operation by Sayeret Matkal.

Former Mayor of Safed, Ilan Shohat, who was named after his aunt, initiated the scholarship which was granted today to two medical students who have committed to volunteering in the community. The students introduced themselves, and Shohat's daughter read a letter that was written by Ilana Ne'eman just before she was murdered. The Dean Prof. Karl Skorecki, Faculty members, family, and a survivor of the attack were in attendance.