1998-1999 Rothberg Yearbook

THEBOMB
by Aviva Selekman
At 8 a.m. on a sunny Thursday morning (Sept. 24, 1998), many of us were
blasted out of bed - literally! The bomb that exploded in front of the then Goldsmith
building — only a number of feet from where we were living — destroyed the bus
stop we all loved and cherished and, unfortunately, did not destroy our Hebrew ulpan
classes that morning.
Thankfully, nobody suffered any major injuries. Some students were not allowed
to leave their dorms or the Goldsmith building itself (while security checked
for more bombs) and others were busy telling CNN that the bomb interrupted them
as they were making egg-salad sandwiches. Though at the time it shook some of us
up, the incident became another interesting memory from our year and, sometimes,
something to look back and laugh at. If nothing else, that bomb was the clearest
signal that it was time to move out of the insect-infested, dirt-caked sauna called
the Goldsmith Building!
( Note from editors: Let not this incident deter you from travelling to Israel or attending
Hebrew University. We can assure you that the chances of dying in a car
accident far exceed the chances of dying in a terrorist act. )