Museum Horrified at Deadly Antisemitic Terrorist Attack on Israeli Embassy Personnel

WASHINGTON – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is outraged at the horrific antisemitic terrorist attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., that claimed the lives of two young staff members of the Israeli Embassy. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were not only colleagues but were soon to be engaged in Jerusalem.

“Two young lives were tragically cut short while attending an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee for young Jewish professionals to discuss the importance of humanitarian service. This is an outrageous assault on the Jewish State and Jewish people everywhere,” said United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Chairman Stuart E. Eizenstat. “Inciteful antisemitic rhetoric is a growing and increasingly deadly danger to Jews and societies worldwide. It must be forcibly and universally condemned. Our thoughts are with the victims’ families and colleagues at this time of great loss.”

A nonpartisan federal, educational institution, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, dedicated to ensuring the permanence of Holocaust memory, understanding, and relevance. Through the power of Holocaust history, the Museum challenges leaders and individuals worldwide to think critically about their role in society and to confront antisemitism and other forms of hate, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity.