Tatiana Sofanova, a non-Jewish Russian woman who was blinded when she attempted to uproot a booby-trapped sign reading, "Death to the Jews," has been cured by Israeli doctors. She was traveling on a highway near Moscow with her mother and daughter when she saw the sign. Offended by the message of hate, she stopped the car and tried to uproot the sign - and the ensuing explosion sent shrapnel into her right eye and caused bleeding in the left eye, and she was left practically sightless.

The Union of Jewish Communities in Russia decided that this humanitarian case was its responsibility, and arranged an all-expenses-paid trip to the Ophthalmologic Department of Tel HaShomer Hospital in Israel, where in fact doctors were able to restore her eyesight.

Philanthropist Lev Levayev said, "This was an act of courage by a non-Jew, and for sure, we and the entire People of Israel are obligated to this woman." Levayev said that all her family's needs related to this incident would be covered.