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MONTREAL At least two Montrealers are among the 45 killed in a stampede at a religious festival on Israel’s Mount Meron Friday. Members of the local Jewish community confirmed that the two victims were singer Shraga Gestetner and 21-year-old Dovi Steinmetz. Shraga Gestetner was a great family man, a great community man, a very talented singer, said Mayer Feig, from Montreal s Orthodox Jewish community. Feig said his community has lost a talented and dedicated man in Gestetner.
Montrealer Shraga Gestetner was among the victims in the stampede in Israel. (Photo: ArutzShevaTV) Gestetner composed a number of albums before stopping at the height of his career to help the vulnerable in the Orthodox community, Feig added.