On December 31, 2000, Binyamin (Benjamin) Ze'ev Kahane and his wife, Talia, were murdered by Arab terrorists while en route from Jerusalem to their home in Kfar Tapuach. The Kahane car was ambushed near the town of Ofrah. Five of their six children were in the van. Th They were returning to their home after droppiing off their older son at school when the Arabs opened fire on the family. The five children in the car, including a two-month-old daughter, were injured. Another daughter is still in critical condition.

The relatives of Binyamin Ze'ev and Talia Kahane are sitting shiva in a tent outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem and in the family's home in Kfar Tapuach. For info about transportation to Tapuach contact call David Ha'ivri at 050-575-205.

A special fund has been established -- The Fund for the Kahane Family Children (HaKeren L'Yaldei Mishpachat Kahane) -- to which contributions may be made to help support the six orphans. Contributions may be deposited at or transferred to Bank Leumi, branch 753, account number 1415282. Checks should be made payable to "The Fund for the Kahane Family Children" and sent to P.O. Box 61379, Jerusalem, Israel. E-mail condolences for the Kahane family can be sent to kahanenow1@yahoo.com.

Binyamin Zev Kahane was the son of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane, who was assassinated in New York ten years ago by an Arab terrorist. Binyamin Kahane continued his father's legacy and led a group called Kahane Chai, an activist group that seeks to repatriate the Arabs living in Israel to the 22 Arab countries in the region.