Rachel Thaler had gone on a Saturday night with her brother Lior to the Yuvalim Mall in Karnei Shomron, a popular meeting place for local youth. During a terrorist bombing at the mall, Rachel suffered a critical head injury and never regained consciousness. She passed away 12 days later.
Her family donated her organs, giving life to others in the midst of tragedy. "I feel that part of my daughter is living in two other people who gained life from her donation," her mother Ganette said. "I know that's what my daughter would have wanted."
Rachel was the oldest of three children. Her mother, Ganette, from England, and her father, Michael, from the United States, had moved to Ginot Shomron five years earlier. After their divorce, Michael returned to the US, while Ganette remained in Israel with the children.
Rachel studied at the Ulpana in Dolev and was remembered for her constant smile and warmth. She was buried in Karnei Shomron and is survived by her parents and two brothers, Lior and Zvi.
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