Parents of Slain Embassy Worker Visit DC Against Antisemitism
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Grief led Daniel and Ruth Lischinsky across an ocean to Washington, D.C., where their son Yaron spent his final months serving Israel. Seven months after he and his girlfriend, Sarah Milgrim, were murdered in an antisemitic attack, the parents returned not for closure, but for clarity, remembrance, and resolve. Their visit stands as a sober reminder that hatred is not abstract; it wounds families, nations, and souls.
The Lischinksys described the early days after the loss as a blur, a season of shock where life moved forward while their hearts stood still. Yet faith compelled them to act rather than retreat. They chose to see the places connected to Yaron’s final moments, to honor his life and confront the evil that ended it. Standing near the Capital Jewish Museum, where the shooting occurred, they sought understanding about how such violence could erupt amid institutions devoted to law, history, and worship.

Yaron, thirty years old, had served at the Israeli Embassy for just over two years. Friends remember him as purposeful, respectful, and kind, a young man who valued personal connection and quiet integrity. His parents recalled a fun loving but shy child who grew into a committed Zionist, proud to represent his country abroad. Washington was not merely a posting; it was a mission Yaron embraced with curiosity and dedication.
Tragically, his life was also full of promise beyond work. Yaron was days away from proposing to Sarah, a colleague who balanced his intensity with joy and discovery. Though his parents never met her, they knew she held his heart. Their shared future was stolen in an act prosecutors later charged as a federal hate crime, a moment marked by a cry of political rage that revealed a deeper, ancient hostility.

For Daniel Lischinsky, antisemitism is more than a social problem; it is a spiritual battle. He referenced scripture, noting that believers wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against powers of darkness. In that light, hatred of the Jewish people is a destructive force that must be confronted with truth, courage, and prayer. The family’s faith, they said, has sustained them, offering hope of reunion and confidence in God’s sovereignty over life and death.
Their journey to Washington was also a call to action. The Lischinksys intend to speak, teach, and warn about the growing threat of antisemitism, honoring Yaron by continuing the work of peace he embodied. They believe remembrance must lead to responsibility, and sorrow must be transformed into witness.

In the face of terror, they choose faith over fear. Their message is clear: hatred will not have the final word. God remains just, memory endures, and light still shines in the darkness.
They ask communities to remain vigilant, compassionate, and grounded in truth, urging leaders and citizens alike to resist indifference. By remembering Yaron and Sarah, they say, society affirms life, confronts evil honestly, and chooses reconciliation without surrendering justice or moral clarity before God and history.
*All Photos from CBN News
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