Shira Palmer-Sherman '02, who died Dec. 22 after being struck by a car the week before, was remembered by friends and family her funeral and in informal gatherings over the past two weeks.

Approximately 750 people attended the funeral at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism in Manhattan on Dec 24., with some mourners being turned away at the door to avoid a fire hazard.

Among the mourners were over 100 Harvard students and around an equal number of students from Horace Mann High School, from which Palmer-Sherman graduated in 1998.

"It was terrible what we were there for, but the funeral was actually quite beautiful," said incoming Hillel Chair Benjamin Z. Galper '02, who was a blockmate of Palmer-Sherman. "It was just amazing how many young people were there. At first I was surprised, but I realized that Shira touched so many people in different ways that it just showed how many people loved her."

Following a brief service, several speakers eulogized their lost friend, including Tova A. Serkin '02, a close friend of Palmer-Sherman and a Crimson editor.

"Her devotion as a friend never ceased to amaze me," Serkin said in her eulogy. "Though she could forget about other things...like the time she left a novel in my room first semester freshman year and didn't pick it up until the end of sophomore year, she would never forget about other people."

Hillel has held a number of informal support sessions for friends of Palmer-Sherman, and more are planned for the coming weeks.

"It's hard to see the positives in a situation like this but if you could point to anything it would be the amazing way people have come together," said Lisa F. Stern '02, a friend of Palmer-Sherman.