The teen daughter of a renowned New Jersey rabbi has been named as one of the two Americans injured in Wednesday’s fatal bombings that shook Jerusalem.
Naomi Pilichowski, 18, center, is pictured with her parents, Rabbi Uri Pilichowski, left, and mom Aliza.
Aryeh Shechopek, a 16-year-old Israeli-Canadian yeshiva student who was on his way to school at the time of his murder, was killed in one of the explosions attributed to Palestinian terrorists, according to police.
The explosions occurred at two bus terminals 30 minutes apart during the morning rush hour. The attacks resulted in at least 18 injuries, and according to other estimates, as many as 26.
As he condemned the explosions, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy revealed through Twitter that the daughter of Rabbi Uri Pilichowski, 18-year-old Naomi Pilichowski, was among the injured.
18-year-old Naomi Pilichowski is shown with her parents, Rabbi Uri and Aliza Pilichowski.
The Democrat said, “I pray for the victims and stand solidly with our allies in Israel against terrorism.”
Wednesday, a prominent educator and commentator for The Jerusalem Post, Rabbi Pilichowski, revealed in a lengthy Twitter thread what occurred to his daughter.
Israeli police inspect the scene of an explosion at a bus stop in Jerusalem, Wednesday.
According to the New Jersey native, who presently resides in Israel with his wife and children, his daughter Naolmi was at a bus stop on her way to work when a nearby device with nails and shrapnel detonated.
“One of the fragments flew at Naomi, lightly striking her.” She had ringing in her ears, but she was not injured,” the rabbi stated.
The recent high school graduate informed her family through WhatsApp that there had been a blast and that she was unharmed, adding that she was in an ambulance on route to the hospital.
During the morning rush hour, two explosions occurred 30 minutes apart at separate Jerusalem bus terminals.
After six hours, Naomi was discharged, and her family gathered for a celebratory supper in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Pilichowski elaborated on his “indescribable” anxiety that something terrible may have occurred to his daughter.
He stated, “Today might have been lot worse.” “Had the nail flown an inch or two higher or lower, I would have been sitting shiva today instead of expressing gratitude at a joyous supper.”
According to Israeli police, packages containing nails and shrapnel were remotely detonated.
The rabbi addressed the terrorists who planned and carried out the fatal acts, saying, “I may seem harsh, but I don’t care. I desire their death. Not tried; not imprisoned. Executed. ASAP.”
The first explosion occurred on the outskirts of Jerusalem at 7:06 a.m. local time, followed thirty minutes later by a second explosion in the settlement of Ramot.
“There was a bizarre explosion. A medic, Yosef Haim Gabay, stated on Israeli Army Radio that the initial explosion had caused widespread destruction. “I witnessed people whose wounds were bleeding everywhere,”
Initial police investigation revealed that the bombs were remote-detonated shrapnel devices. Both attacks have been labeled as Palestinian terrorist acts.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid vowed that the perpetrators would be apprehended.
“They can run or hide, but it will not help,” he said in a statement. They will be punished to the maximum extent of the law.