the Victims of fatal shooting Outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, a young couple was identified as a job at the Israeli embassy and was about to engage.
the The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has identified Victims like Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, and pointed to them as employees at the embassy. The Israeli embassy said that the couple “at the beginning of their lives.”
“There are no words that can express the depth of our sadness and terror in this devastating loss,” the embassy said in A. A statement on social media. “Our hearts are with their families, and the embassy will be next to them during this terrible time.”
Yishil liter, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, told reporters that the couple were a “beautiful couple” and said Lesinsky bought the engagement ring “with the intention of proposing his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem.” World leaders Condemn Slaughtering.
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Sarah Lin Melgerim
Sarah Lin Melgerim’s father, Robert Milgerim, said that she started working at the embassy in November 2023 after receiving a Bachelor’s degree at Kansas University and Master Certificate – one at the American University in Washington, DC, and the other at the United Nations University in Costa Rica. He said that her certificates focused on international studies and policy, and she was appointed to the Israeli embassy before October 7, Hamas terrorist attack That left 1,200 Israeli dead and touched the war in Gaza.
“This is her first real job after completing her six years,” Robert Melgerim told CBS News.
The Kansas University branch in Hillle, the largest Jewish Life Organization on the campus, recalls Milgram as a “beloved youth” who touched “his bright spirit and the passion of the Jewish community, everyone is lucky enough to know it.” I worked on the organization’s board of directors.
Before working at the embassy, Milgrim spent several chapters in Israel, where it worked with “Palestinian and Israeli groups to bring them together.” She said that she made both Palestinian and Israeli friends on those trips.
“She loves Israel and loved everyone who lives in the Middle East,” said Robert Milgerim.
Robert Milgerim said his daughter met Lynskyki while obtaining a master’s degree at the American University. Her father said that the two began to date back weeks after their meeting, and the family loved Lesinsky.
He said that the spouses were traveling to Israel on Sunday to meet the Lesinsky family in Jerusalem, adding that he was told that Lesinsky was planning to suggest him on the trip.
“We did not know that he would suggest then,” said Robert Milgerim. “The ambassador told us that he knew that he had bought the ring and would offer it in Jerusalem.”
Robert Milgerim 
Boy Lesinsky
Lesinski was a German dual citizen, according to Agence France -Presse. Laor Herzog, who has been known for Lesinski since 2018, said that he “spoke with pride in his upbringing” in Bavaria, an area of southern Germany, and was “in love with his childhood home” there.
“He loved all of them dearly and talked about them all the time,” Herzog said.
Herzog Lesinsky recalls “a very morally straightforward person and has a strong feeling of justice.” The two met while living in Jerusalem.
“Yaron was very cheerful and he seemed to love everything he did,” said Herzog, who now lives in Amsterdam. “His dream was to work in politics and international relations.”
Robert Milgerim 
Suspect
Elias Rodriguez was It was named as a shooting suspect Officials said that he is currently being detention. “It was initially observed” a step was monitored by the museum “before he approached a group of four people.”
Smith said that Rodriguez entered the Jewish Museum immediately after the shooting, and the museum’s security was arrested. Witnesses show that Rodriguez shouted “Free Palestine” during his arrest.
Rodriguez had ignored the weapon used in the shooting, but he told the police where it was. Smith said it has been recovered since then.
Smith said that Rodriguez also “chanted” Palestine free, “while he was detention.”
Metropolitan police said that Rodriguez did not appear on a preliminary research on crime data rules and was not on the radar of law enforcement agencies. The mayor of the capital, Morel Bousser, said that the city police and the Federal Investigation Office will be caught in the shooting.
The Ministry of Justice source told CBS News that Rodriguez may appear first in the court early on Thursday.
