Current section
Print in a simple, ad-free format
Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format
Mary Ann De Vera, known as Michelle, remained with the woman she cared for in their Tel Aviv apartment instead of going to a shelter. When a missile fired from Iran struck nearby, Rachel survived with a scratch on her forehead. Michelle was killed. Three families are now mourning
Gabi Shihor had a bad feeling about the building where her mother Rachel lived, on Yehuda Halevi Street in Tel Aviv. During the war with Iran in June, Rachel – who has limited mobility – had been sleeping in a nearby public shelter with her caregiver, Mary Ann De Vera, whom everyone called Michelle.
