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Mayer Feig, a member of the Quebec Council of Hasidic Jews and a community activist, described Gestetner, who performed as Shragee Gestetner, as a very, very giving person. He said he had left a successful music career to focus on helping vulnerable people in his community. Gestetner, a father of six, was born in Montreal and moved to New York state after getting married, Feig said in an interview Friday. Members of the Israeli government, including the country s president, called for members of the public to attend Gestetner s funeral Friday, said Rabbi Reuben Poupko, of the Beth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation, an Orthodox synagogue in Montreal. ....
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Two Montrealers among dead in stampede in Israel Poll Better MONTREAL – Two Montrealers are among the dead after a stampede during a religious festival in Israel. The Israeli consulate in Montreal identified one of the dead as Shraga Gestetner, a well-known singer, in a post on social media. Lionel Perez, Montreal’s municipal opposition leader, identified the other as Dovi Steinmetz in a post on Twitter. Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante also expressed her sympathy with the city’s Jewish community and the friends and family of the victims in a post on Twitter. At least 45 people were killed and at least 150 seriously injured during the celebration Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron in Israel early Friday. ....
Jacob Serebrin Mourners carry the body of Shraga Gestetner, a Canadian singer who died during Lag BaOmer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, at his funeral in Jerusalem, Friday, April 30, 2021. A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed dozens of people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials said. It was one of the country s deadliest civilian disasters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ariel Schalit April 30, 2021 - 5:58 PM MONTREAL - Two Montrealers taking part in a religious festival in Israel were among the dozens of people killed when a stampede erupted early Friday. ....
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