PHOTOS: Hikind Visits Wounded Victims of Terrorism and Site of Terror Attack in Jerusalem’s Old City

Assemblyman Dov Hikind is visiting Israel on a four-day solidarity trip. He visited wounded victims of terrorism at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Hikind was briefed by Dr. Philip Levine, head of the Intensive Care Unit and Gadi Ilan, Director of the Logistics Department at SZMC. One of the victims Hikind visited is Aron Moshe Chaim ben Chana, a yeshiva student who was stabbed in the neck and brought to the hospital with the terrorist’s knife still lodged in his neck. In another visit, the victim, Meir, showed Hikind the multiple stab wounds on his body. Meir said he recited Shema Yisrael since he did not think he would live.

Hikind also toured the site in Jerusalem’s Old City where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi and Rabbi Aharon Banita-Bennett were murdered on Saturday evening, October 3, 2015 by a knife-wielding terrorist. The terrorist first attacked Rabbi Aharon Banita-Bennett, his wife Adele, their 2-year-old son, and baby daughter. They were on their way to daven at the Kotel. Rabbi Lavi, who lived in Beit Wittenberg in the Old City, and was a reserve officer in the IDF, heard their cries and went down to help the family. He too was killed by the terrorist. Hikind also visited Ateret Yerushalayim, the yeshiva where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi taught, to give chizuk to his students and rebbeim.

Photo Credits: Heshy Rubinstein

Visiting Wounded Victims of Terrorism at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem

Assemblyman Dov Hikind getting briefed by Dr. Philip Levine, head of the Intensive Care Unit at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind visiting Aron, a yeshiva student recovering from a stabbing attack. He was brought to Shaare Zedek Medical Center with the terrorist’s knife still lodged in his neck.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind getting briefed by Gadi Ilan, Director of the Logistics Department at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind embracing a terror victim who is recovering from multiple stab wounds at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem .

Visiting the Site of the Terror Attack in Jerusalem’s Old City Where Rabbis Nehemia Lavi and Aharon Banita-Bennett Were Murdered

Assemblyman Dov Hikind walking through the Arab shuk with Ateret Cohanim Executive Director Daniel Luria. This is near the site where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi and Rabbi Aharon Banita-Bennett were murdered on Saturday evening, October 3, 2015 by a knife-wielding terrorist.

Ateret Cohanim Executive Director Daniel Luria briefing Assemblyman Dov Hikind on the terrorist attack in which Rabbi Nehemia Lavi and Rabbi Aharon Banita-Bennett were murdered.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind being briefed by Ateret Cohanim Executive Director Daniel Luria at the site of the terrorist attack where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi and Rabbi Aharon Banita-Bennett were murdered.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Ateret Cohanim Executive Director in front Beit Wittenberg, where eight families live, speaking with one of the residents. This is where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi lived and close to the spot where Lavi and Rabbi Aharon Banita-Bennett were killed. Lavi heard the cries of the Banita-Bennett family after they were stabbed by a terrorist and he went down to help them.

Lighting a candle at the site where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi and Rabbi Aharon Banita-Bennett were murdered by a knife-wielding terrorist.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Daniel Luria, Executive Director of Ateret Cohanim at Beit Wittenberg, where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi lived.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Daniel Luria, Executive Director of Ateret Cohanim at Beit Wittenberg in front of the apartment where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi lived.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind and Ateret Cohanim Executive Director Daniel Luria in Beit Wittenberg in the apartment owned by former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Near the site where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi and Rabbi Aharon Banita-Bennett were murdered by a knife-wielding terrorist.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind speaking with one of the rebbeim at Ateret Yerushalayim, the yeshiva where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi taught.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind speaking with Elad, Rabbi Nehemia Lavi’s chavrusa at Ateret Yerushalayim, the yeshiva where Lavi taught.

Ateret Yerushalayim, the yeshiva where Nehemia Lavi taught.

Daniel Luria, Executive Director of Ateret Cohanim, takes Assemblyman Dov Hikind on a tour of Jerusalem’s Old City to see the site where Rabbi Nehemia Lavi and Rabbi Aharon Banita-Bennett were murdered by a knife-wielding terrorist.