TIMES OF ISRAEL
The photo on the wall: In memory of Alisa
by Stephen M. Flatow
April 17, 2016

The 21st yahrzeit of my daughter Alisa Flatow, Hy”d, falls on 10 Nissan — April 18 this year. I’d like to share with readers of The Times of Israel some personal reflections on the events of 1995 and what has happened since. I have a photo of Alisa on my office wall. Taken at a dinner with a friend and her parents from the US who were visiting Jerusalem, it was one of the last photos of Alisa before her murder by Palestinian terrorists in April 1995. Alisa’s face is radiant, her dimples are deep. Her thick hair is at her shoulders. A visitor to my office after looking at the pictures of my married children turned back to look at Alisa’s picture and asked, “Do you have anything more recent?” As the words escaped from her lips she threw her hand to her mouth, realizing what she had said. READ MORE