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The family of a Jewish woman who was killed in the July 7 bombings in 2005 are launching a website in her name. It will mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks by British Islamits that killed 52 people in London.

Miriam Hyman was killed in the Tavistock Square bus blast after she had been evacuated from King's Cross station and had called her father to say she was safe.

Three other suicide bomb attacks took place that day, all on London Underground trains across the city.

Miriam's family have recently launched the website, Miriam's Vision, in her memory and in response to the bombings. Her sister Esther Hyman
said: "The website will be a resource for teachers of 11-14-year-olds, using Miriam's story as a starting point to discuss the consequences of terrorist violence, and provide a positive narrative."

She added: "On July 5 there's a sponsored bike ride from Oxford to Tavistock Square to raise money for the website. And from July 6-9 there will be a show of Miriam's artwork at City Hall with a reception for the 7/7 community."

Miriam was a member of Golders Green's North Western Reform Synagogue and a tireless activist for the International Myeloma Foundation. She was 32 when she was killed.

After the bombings, Miriam's family set up the Miriam Hyman Memorial Trust and in May 2008 they launched the Miriam Hyman Children's Eye Care Centre in India.

Esther Hyman said: "As time goes by, the work of the trust has helped us feel stronger - knowing that 20,000 children have had their sight saved."

The family are expected attend the official commemorations at St Paul's and Hyde Park, along with Prime Minister David Cameron and the London mayor, Boris Johnson.

An Israeli charity worker, and a Hertfordshire mother of two were also among the victims 10 years ago. Anat Rosenberg, 39, died in Tavistock Square. Ms Rosenberg worked for the children's charity NCH.

Susan Levy, 53, of Cuffley, Hertfordshire, died in the attack at Russell Square Tube. She had been travelling on the Piccadilly line.

Last week, law firm Bircham Dyson Bell and Faiths Forum for London hosted a debate to reflect on the response of faith organisations to the 7/7 attacks. Speakers included Henry Grunwald, president of World Jewish Relief and chairman of the Holocaust Centre.

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