It was just two weeks ago when Aviad Shapira watched his wife prepare to return to the couple’s home in Israel after their brief reunion in Madison. For both, duty was calling.
Reuma Shapira craved to return to Haifa, where she practiced medicine in a hospital. He needed to continue his research in engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
They sensed the violence in Israel would escalate, but neither said a word about postponing her trip. The couple met while serving in the Israeli armed forces more than 30 years ago, had weathered worse times, but Aviad Shapira still worried.