On November 3, 1964, when Shalom was six years old, his father Shimon Shalom, a bank manager and a member of the Betar movement, was killed during the course of a bungled bank robbery.
I november 1964 när Shalom var sex år gammal, dödades hans far, Shimon Shalom, en bankdirektör och medlem av Betarrörelsen, under ett bankrån.