A terrible tragedy occurred when a fire broke out overnight Wednesday in a home in Monroe, near Kiryas Yoel.
The Monroe Joint Fire District and Monroe Police Department responded to a home on Highland Avenue in Monroe at 12:55 a.m. for a reported house fire.
Firefighters and police officers at the scene were informed that a family was believed to be inside but they were unable to attempt a rescue due to the intensity of the flames.
Firefighters from Monroe and nearby fire districts extinguished the fire as quickly as they could but tragically, after entering the home, they discovered that a frum couple and their seven-year-old daughter had perished in the blaze.
The niftarim have been identified as Kalman Goldstein obm, his wife Sarah obm, and their daughter Miriam obm.
The Goldstein family was involved in the Chabad House in Orange County, NY, and their tragic loss has been a shock to the entire community.
“We are truly devastated and in shock from this unimaginable tragedy. Kalman and Sarah were loving and kind parents who drove their daughter close to an hour each day to receive a Jewish education at Tenafly Chabad Academy,” said Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, Directors of Chabad of Orange County, NY.
“Miriam’s teacher, Devorah Ita Lewis (Chabad of Old Tappan), tells us how much Miriam loved learning the Parsha and hearing Torah stories. We feel blessed to have known this family and heartbroken by this loss. May their memories be for a blessing and may their neshomos have the highest aliyas. With prayers for Moshiach immediately!” Rabbi and Mrs. Burston said.
Levaya details will be published when they become available.
Monroe Police Department Detectives are working closely with the Orange County Fire Investigators, the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Monroe Joint Fire District to determine the cause of the fire. The Monroe Police Department was assisted at the scene by New York State Police, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Monroe Volunteer Ambulance Corps., and Kiryas Joel EMS.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
Who are the surviving family members?
Heartbreaking!! NO WORDS
It’s been nonstop for the past few weeks losing so many precious beloved neshamos in shocking and horrific incidents.
I do not konw what Hashem is asking from us.
Enough pain. Enough tragedy. Enough galus.
Every minute is precious!
Maybe the message is to value life and do what you can do to help a fellow yid.
Every person can offer a smile, a nice greeting, dont judge or speak negatively of others… connect more to Hashem, master of the universe and pray for those in need and the list is endless….
Working smoke detectors. One on every level of the house, one in each bedroom, one in the hallway outside the bedrooms–it’s the Code in NYS, the consensus of life safety experts–and consequently, the Halacha. Know two ways out and practice home fire evacuation drills. We need to do our part.
On the news they said that this young family did not have any smoke detectors this is so sad they just started their life’s together together and the young girl, there is nothing to say. J
My condolence to the family