It will benefit Omar and Kareen El-Nahal of Staten Island.
Their father, Mohamad El-Nahal , was a livery cab driver.
He and his wife, Mervat Saad Ibrahim, were killed on Feb. 14 as they were driving in his taxi.
The parents' bodies were flown to Egypt for burial. The children are staying in New York with relatives.
The federation says the fund will aid "the children's well being and education."
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