According to her father, Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky first crossed paths while she was employed at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. According to an official, Mr. Lischinsky just purchased an engagement ring.
In November 2023, Sarah Milgrim began working at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, where she met Yaron Lischinsky. Give credit... The Milgrims
 Fire Outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.


Yaron Lischinsky was about to pop the question to Sarah Milgrim, but her parents were unaware of this until Wednesday night, when the pair was shot dead in Washington, D.C.

It had been assumed by her parents that marriage was imminent. Growing up in Prairie Village, Kansas, Ms. Milgrim had met Mr. Lischinsky soon after she began working at the Israeli Embassy a year and a half ago, where she organized delegation visits and missions. Her parents had been introduced to Mr. Lischinsky, an embassy researcher, on multiple occasions.


Robert Milgrim, Ms. Milgrim's father, stated in an interview that "he was incredible." "He was a lot like Sarah: driven, incredibly smart, committed to his work, and always working for what's right."

Ms. Milgrim, 26, informed her parents a few months ago that she would be traveling with Mr. Lischinsky, 30, to get to know his family in Jerusalem for the first time. He had purchased an engagement ring before to the trip, which they were unaware of and would only find out about after the shooting.


Nancy Milgrim, Ms. Milgrim's mother, had intended to drive to Washington on Friday from Prairie Village, a Kansas City suburb, to look after her daughter's goldendoodle, Andy, as the couple was scheduled to take a plane to Israel on Sunday.

Mr. Milgrim was preparing to go to bed on Wednesday night when his cellphone alerted him to a fatal shooting outside an American Jewish Committee event in Washington, where his daughter was a fellow. He called the local police station and the FBI right away, but neither could provide him any information.


Nancy Milgrim searched for her daughter's location using a geolocation app on her phone. It depicted her at the Capital Jewish Museum, the scene of the shooting.

According to Mr. Milgrim, "I pretty much already knew." "I hoped I was mistaken."

Then the phone rang for Nancy Milgrim. It was Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the US. He sent his condolences and announced the deaths of Ms. Milgrim and her partner.