The attack in Jerusalem: The
wounded Zeevi Katzenelbogen, 46, married and a father of eight, who recovered from his bed at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital the moments of terror he went through today (Sunday), in an attack in which a 30-year-old civilian was killed and three others were injured.
"I felt a strong pain in my arm where the tefillin was, I ran to a closed structure."
In a conversation from his bed, Katzenelbogen said: "I go up in the morning for morning prayers at the Western Wall, still wrapped in a tallit and with tefillin on my head and hand. I live in the Jewish Quarter. "There is an incident. In the meantime, in a split second, he gets a strong pain in the arm instead of the tefillin. When I realized that something had happened, I went back to the Western Wall plaza to enter a closed building."
The scene of the attack // Photo: Police spokeswoman,
He added: "Blessed be God I understand the great miracle and grace of God with us.
I could have missed life and received it as a gift.
The tefillin saved me, I felt the connection and protection from God.
It was a very powerful experience.
Wishing the wounded complete healing, and that we may walk safely under our house, that we may not know such crazy things.
Whoever makes such tragic mistakes that will pay full price, there is no room for such people.
All those who want to take our lives will pay the price either by heaven or by man.
We will sit safely in our country and happily. "
Were you able to understand what happened? Did you see the hazard?
"I did not see a clear figure, I saw a mess, I heard shots at a dizzying pace, I felt the pain, I felt there was an event. I do not feel any more tension in the last two weeks, we have the people of the old city normal life, I did not experience anything unique."
How was the evacuation carried out?
"I was looking for the nearest closed building, which is in the Western Wall plaza. People heard gunshots but did not understand that something happened to me, thought I was just entering. I asked a friend who knew me to help me, they helped me take off the tefillin. I was told there was a hole in tefillin, they are a seal of love." .
Could it be that the tefillin slowed the ball down?
"I did not recognize the situation to the end, do not understand medicine."
Severely wounded: A 26-year-old man who was on his way to the kollel
Aaron Imgrrin, 26, is seriously injured in the attack in the Old City.
The father-in-law's father-in-law told Israel Today: "I would like to pray for Klal Yisrael and the sons-in-law of Aharon Yehuda Ben Tova for a speedy and complete recovery.
Aaron was on his way to a kollel in the Jewish Quarter and then the incident happened.
He received several bullets in his thigh, back and also in the spleen area.
He underwent surgery and was out of danger. "
"The doctors define his condition as difficult but stable. There is no doubt that this is a very unfortunate incident, but we know that there is top supervision and we hope for his speedy recovery." The injured man married his wife Tamar a year ago and the couple lives in Jerusalem. Good, pleasant demeanor and welcoming to everyone. '
