Edna Malekmo
45 years old
Sderot
Edna Malekmo, 45, of Ofakim, was a devoted wife, mother of three and lifelong caregiver. Born in Ethiopia, she immigrated to Israel with her parents during Operation Solomon and built her family in Ofakim. She worked caring for residents at the Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran rehabilitation village and was remembered as someone who gave from the heart and almost never said no when others needed help. At home she also ran a small hair salon, styling hair and sewing wigs. Her husband remembered her constant smile, love of family gatherings, forgiving nature and extraordinary love for people.
Edna Malekmo, 45, of Sderot – Murdered by Hamas terrorists in an ambush near Sderot.