Mazel Tov! Daughter of hero Ari Fuld, who died saving others, gets married

The wedding was a bittersweet event, as the joy of the couple's union mingled with the deep sadness at Ari's absence.

MARCH 4, 2019 06:35

Ari Fuld, 2018 (photo credit: FACEBOOK) — Ari Fuld, 2018

(photo credit: FACEBOOK)

Tamar Fuld, the daughter of Ari Fuld who was murdered in a terrorist attack at the Gush Etzion Junction in September, tied the knot on Sunday night to Michaya Beasley.

The wedding was a bittersweet event, as the joy of the couple's union mingled with the deep sadness at Ari's absence. There wasn't a dry eye in the room when Tamar's mother walked her to the chuppa, according to one of the wedding guests.

MK Bezalel Smotrich, whose political aide is Ari's brother, Eitan Fuld, wrote on his Twitter account after the wedding, "I'm leaving the wedding of Tamar and Michaya. Tamar is the daughter of Ari Fuld, who was murdered less than a half a year ago while saving others from being harmed in a heroic pursuit after the terrorist who stabbed him. A hero of Israel in his life and his death. Ari is the brother of my amazing political partner, Eitan."

בורא עולם בקניין, השלם זה הבניין!יוצא מהחתונה של תמר ומיכיה. שמחה גדולה! תמר היא הבת של ארי פולד הי"ד, שנרצח לפני פחות מחצי שנה תוך שהוא מציל אחרים במרדף הירואי אחרי המחבל שדקר אותו. גיבור ישראל בחייו ובמותו ואח של איתן השותף התותח שלי.ואומר לך בדמייך חיי.נצח ישראל לא ישקר! pic.twitter.com/IBhwtMvOdT
— בצלאל סמוטריץ' (@bezalelsm) March 3, 2019

Ari Fuld, 45, left his home for a routine shopping trip and became a national legend for the way he shot a terrorist after he himself was mortally wounded near the Rami Levy supermarket in the Gush Etzion junction.

The father of four, Fuld was the grandson of a Holocaust survivor and had miraculously dodged a bullet while serving as an IDF soldier in Lebanon.

Born in New York, Fuld, 45, immigrated to Israel in 1994. The dual US-Israeli citizen lived in Efrat with his wife Miriam, and was the father of Tamar, 22, Naomi, 21, Yakir, 17, and Natan 12. He served as a sergeant in an elite paratroopers unit in the IDF reserves, and also served on the Efrat emergency squad.

A well-known pro-Israel advocate his Facebook page stated: “Living the dream! I have a love for the Nation of Israel, Land of Israel and Torah of Israel.”

Tovah Lazaroff contributed to this report.