Chanukah, Sharon
Daughter of Naomi and Isaac. Was born on April 3, 1976. In Jerusalem she was the eldest daughter of Jerusalem-born parents who serve in the Israel Police, and at a very young age Sharon was very fond of singing and acting, loved the stage and sang children’s songs before children and adults, She studied at the conservatory of the “Hasadna”, played the recorder and performed in music at parties and ceremonies at the school, while Sharon continued her studies at the High School for Performing Arts, and was indeed an “artist in her soul” And touched all areas: music, painting and photography, and Sharon devoted most of her time and talent to film and photography She studied art, film photography, production and directing, and was proficient in and understanding of many of the films she was able to analyze: Sharon enriched her artistic education and experience in courses at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and studied graphic design of various texts and worksheets. In her youth she wrote a diary in which she expressed her feelings and plans for the future, and her ambition and dream were to continue her studies and enrichment in the field of filmmaking: photography, production and directing. At the beginning of October 1994, Sharon was recruited to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, and at the end of her basic training she was assigned to serve in the Central Command, Planning and Organization Division. According to her friends, Sharon was afraid of bus attacks, because she was often on the road, due to her many trips as part of her job. But did not allow fear to change its ways. Sharon was in friendship and love with a friend for life, with whom she wanted to continue her life, and planned a trip to Italy, the country of diverse arts. On February 25, 1996, Sharon was killed when a bomb exploded in a bus on Line 18 near the central bus station in Jerusalem, killing eight soldiers and eighteen civilians. She was survived by her parents, brother Aharon and sister Dikla, who was promoted to the rank of sergeant.