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Officials confirmed a man from Orange County and two men from Rockland County lost their lives alongside worshippers crushed to death during the mass religious gathering in Israel, during the holiday of Lag Ba Omer.
Among the victims are 26-year-old Eliezer Josef of Kiryas Joel, 18-year-old Yosef Amram Tauber and 33-year-old Shraga Gestetner, both from Monsey, ABC reports. Our hearts & prayers are with the victims of the terrible tragedy that took place last night during Lag B Omer celebrations in Meron, Israel. Wishing a speedy recovery to all of the injured, Israel in New York stated.
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At least three Hudson Valley natives were among the dozens killed in Israel when a massive crowd of holiday worshippers went wild, according to reports.On Friday, April 30, mayhem broke out at a Jewish religious festival that was attended …
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At least three Hudson Valley natives were among the dozens killed in Israel when a massive crowd of holiday worshippers went wild, according to reports.
On Friday, April 30, mayhem broke out at a Jewish religious festival that was attended by tens of thousands of people in Mount Meron, killing upwards of 45 people and hospitalizing more than 100 others.
According to reports, among the dead were Rockland County natives Shragi Gestetner, age 33, formerly of Airmont, Yosef Amram Tauber, age 18, of Monsey, and Eliezer Josef, age 26, of Kiryas Joel, in Orange County.
The stampede happened during the celebrations of Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron, where tens of thousands of people, mostly Orthodox Jews, gather each year to honor Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at his burial ground.
Daniel Morris, 19, of Bergenfield, New Jersey, Shraga Gestetner, 33, of Monsey, New York, Yosef Amram Tauber, 18, of Monsey, and Eliezer Josef, 26, of Kiryas Joel, New York were identified among the dead, according to ABC News.