He was more than an acquaintance but not quite a friend. Nevertheless, I miss him terribly because he was an inspiration and role model to all who knew him. And his death was not only a huge tragedy and a crime, but an enormous Kiddush Hashem. Yosef Robinson, z”l, came from the rough life of a Jamaican rapper, [...]

The name of terror victim Ido Zoldan HY”D, who was murdered by a PA (Palestinian Authority) policeman on November 19, 2007, is living on as a grandchild was named after him. The young boy is the first grandson following the birth of eight granddaughters. The parents of the infant decided to name the child after Ido, [...]

Eliyahu Naim z”l, 79, who was seriously injured as he ran to a safe room during an Ashkelon rocket attack two weeks ago, was niftar, succumbing to a serious head injury. When the Red Alert siren sounded on August 22nd, Eliyahu made his way to their safe room, together with his wife. It appears he stumbled [...]

Tragedy struck Yerushalayim’s Ramat Shlomo community Thursday morning with the petira of a local resident, Rav Ephraim Gross, only hours ahead of the chasnah of his son. R’ Gross z”l was niftar in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital following a difficult illness. He was in his 60s. Gedolei Yisrael instructed the family to postpone the chasnah slated [...]

Rabbi Shlomo Mann was niftar today in Yerushalayim following a severe illness. The niftar was a talmid muvhak of Rabbi Asher Freund ZT”L, who instructed him to continue in his path, meeting with the tzibur towards bringing people back to Yiddishkheit. The niftar was the son-in-law of Rabbi Levy Rabinowitz, the author of the sefer Ma’adanei [...]

[PHOTO LINK IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Massive flooding swept through the village of Fleishmann’s New York, (located in Delaware County), after a lake and streams turned a local street into a river. The Valkyrian Motel was caught in the flood, and everyone ran to safety. Unfortunately, one elderly woman, Leah Stern, was unable to escape the fast moving waters, [...]

[UPDATE IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Tragedy has struck the Monsey community, when a man was electrocuted by live wires from the hurricane. According to initial reports, Hatzolah was dispatched to Merrick and Union for live wires which fell down from the strong winds – and struck a child. An adult attempted to get him out safely, and was [...]

Mrs Martha Karmel, longtime Boro Park examplar of chesed, tznius, shmiras halashon and all the middos that make up a true Aishes Chayil and Yiddishe Mama, was nifteres Friday morning in Monsey. She had taken ill three years ago and was cared for in the home of her daughter Rebbetzin Ruchy Frey with selflesss mesiras [...]

The Misaskim Organization is working closely with the family of Steve Halfon A”H, who was murdered in Flatbush Tuesday evening, and in close contact with the NYC Medical Examiner’s Office in ensuring that the utmost Kavod HaNiftar is given. Steve was murdered and then dumped out of a car on East 7th Street and Avenue [...]

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagon Rav Shamshon Brodsky ZATZAL, who was Niftar this morning in Lakewood. Harav Brodsky was a rov in his shul in Flatbush (and before that in the Bronx) for many years. He was also one of the few remaining “Alter Mirers” left. Rav Brodsky had resided in Leisure Chateau in [...]