Efraim Gordon, a young Chabad man from Jerusalem, Israel, was murdered Sunday night in Baltimore, Maryland.
He was 31.
Efraim was visiting from Israel to attend the wedding of his cousin.
Police said they received a call at approximately 1:00 am of a person shot on Fords Lane.
He was rushed by EMS to an area hospital where he later succumbed to his wounds.
The family of the victim told COLlive that the shooter was shouting antisemitic slurs before he shot the victim.
Efraim worked in the IT industry, and was an entrepreneur. He was known as a positive, friendly person who always had a smile on his face.
He had recently returned to Yidishkeit, and was planning a visit to the Ohel of the Rebbe during this trip to the US, his family, some of whom are Shluchim, said.
Councilman Isaac Yitzy Schleifer of Baltimore said about the horrific murder:
“Last night there was a murder on Fords Lane. A 31-year-old Orthodox Jewish man who was visiting his family was killed while walking into their house around 1:30 AM. May his Neshama have an Aliyah and his family be comforted.
“We are constantly on a unified front working to fight for the safety of the community. It has been, and continues to be, both our top priorities from day one in office. The community has now suffered the ultimate loss from the horrific violence plaguing this City. Our efforts to ensure the safety of our constituents will not only continue, but will increase.
“The murderer must be apprehended and prosecuted. Justice must be served. And we must never wake up to anything like this again.”
Misaskim are assisting the family with the body.
He is survived by his parents Boruch and Olga Gordon from Jerusalem and sister Ella.
Burial will take place in Israel.
A fund has been set up to help the family during this difficult time. Click here to donate now.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
Hashem Yikom Domov
Hashem what do you want from us?! Another Yid with pure intentions taken so tragically. Enough is enough! His neshama should have an Aliyah
So sorry to hear this terrible and tragic story; my heart goes out to the family and community.
Sad to see such tragic news. May we know only simchos from now on!
Does defund the police help anyone?!
I am beyond saddened to hear of this tragic passing. A special soul. With love and compassion I say, I don’t want another tragedy. We have to open our eyes! It’s time we appreciate our role in bringing Moshiach and not compromise our truth. Am Yisrael Chai!
May Hashem comfort his family and friends
among the mourners of Yerushalayim.
The antisemite first had to have the idea to hate and attack Jews, before he did it.
He very likely either got those ideas from or at least had them reinforced and supported from online forums, like youtube which under antisemitic videos, or videos about Jews, are full of antisemitic comments.
Dems are doing a great job at demonizing the Jews re covid
nonsense. the jew was killed by a black. You can tell because no name or description of the suspect was given. If a white guy had killed him then it would have been front page news “White man kills innocent jew”.
There are jewish “ghetto’s” full of orthodox Jews in the inner cities which border black ghettos and the interactions between them is the driving force behind racism in those areas. It has nothing to do with the internet. Live around black ghettos and you’ll be subjected to violence.
You have no idea what you are talking about.
Plenty of Blacks get their info and ideas from online.
They still had to get the idea from somewhere and there are plenty of black racist videos, and anti-Semitic comments by Blacks, as well as by other “minorities”.
Funny how Jews are not considered a minority for political purposes.
we want moshiach now!
I was just in for that wedding. So so scary 😩😩 May his neshama have the highest of aliyas.
We need moshiach a now!!
I really can’t deal with anymore sad news. It’s crushing me.
It is such a heartbreaking news. We are all in it together my dear. It is a sad truth that we are still in this bitter galut. But we have to understand that Nothing in this world happens on its own and we are not alone. There is a caring God in the world. But you have a valid point, media is full of bad news. Every post is some other issue in the world. We are one and we care about each other but dealing with the media and news is something that I have heard prominent Rabbonim address… Read more »
All of us need to get out of maryland
We must make a world revolution.protest and continue to do it ,like the black do
It’s not going to stop here
Ad mosai!!!!
https://thechesedfund.com/efraimchai/efraimlegacy
Such sad news. But please everyone who can, carry a firearm where ever you go. Just maybe you can save a life. The biggest mitzvah
Such news are quite devastating and heart rending. The authorities must work extra hard to bring to justice the miscreant who committed this murder. Sadly, Facebook, Youtube, WhatsApp and Instagram have condoned antisemitism to thrive on their platforms even when one reports little or no action is taken.
Black people in America are more anti Semitic and hate Jews more then Muslims. Blacks are more racist then any other group in America. Jewish lives do not matter to them. Rest in peace Mr Gordan.