At least 6 Americans, including 3 teenagers, among victims in Israeli stampede
April 30, 2021
8:01 pm
A photo of Nachman Doniel Morris, a student who died in the stampede at Mount Meron in Israel on Lag b’Omer, was shared on social media. (Twitter)
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(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Among the 45 people killed in the crush of bodies at a Lag b’Omer celebration in northern Israel were at least six Americans with ties to the New York area.
They included 19-year-old yeshiva students from northern New Jersey and Monsey, New York, as well as a 13-year-old boy who had moved to Israel with his family.