When tragedy struck - support and embrace arrived
Eight-and-a-half years ago to the day, on March 23, 2011, tragedy struck the Asulin family.
Terrorists planted a bomb next to a bus near a bus stop in front of the Jerusalem Convention Center, where the Asulins’ daughter, 14-year-old Hodaya, was waiting for a bus home to Mevo Horon.
The massive explosion killed a British student who had been studying at Hebrew University, and injured dozens more. Hodaya was critically injured and sustained serious damage to her brain stem, leaving her in a vegetative state.
Two years ago, Hodaya succumbed to the injuries she had sustained in the terror attack, passing away at the age of 21. While the medical treatment for Hodaya ended with her death, the care and support for the Asulin family continues.
OneFamily, which provides support, treatment, and guidance to Israeli families victimized by terror, continues to work with the Asulin family to this day .
Mindy Levinger, the Jerusalem regional director of OneFamily, who herself is a bereaved sister who lost a brother to terrorism, was joined by Yiscah Asulin, Hodaya’s sister, to discuss the family’s struggle to overcome their tragic loss.