Koby Mandell, at 13 the oldest son of Sherri and Seth Mandell, and his friend Yosef Ishran, were killed May 8, 2001, in a cave in the rocky countryside that surrounds the Mandell home in Tekoa.

Through the writings and pictures in this section, you will get to know Koby ,
and remember him as he was in life -- in the words of one of his aunts, "bright, beautiful and full of joy.”