At least 45 people were killed on Thursday night after a stampede broke out as massive crowds gathered at the Mount Meron religious bonfire-lighting ceremony for the holiday of Lag Ba’omer, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “heavy disaster.”
As of Friday morning, the following names have been released:
Reb Shimon Matlun, 37, of Beitar Illit.
Reb Dovid Kraus, 33, of Toldos Aharon. A resident of Beit Shemesh, he is survived by his wife and nine children.
Reb Shragi Gestetner, a Montreal native and known Jewish singer of Monsey, New York.
Reb Yisrael Anakvah, 24, from Beit Shemesh, a father of two.
Reb Simcha Bunim Diskind, 23, from Beit Shemesh.
Reb Menachem Asher Zeckbach, 24, from Kiryat Sefer. He is survived by his wife and newborn daughter.
Reb Eliezer Tzvi Joseph, from Kiryas Joel, Monroe.
Reb Chanoch Slod, 52, from Ashdod.
Reb Eliezer Goldberg, from Beitar Ilit.
Reb Chaim Ozer Seler, 24, of Nevei Yaakov, Yerushalayim.
Reb Yonoson Chevroni of Givat Shmuel.
Reb Yehudah Leib Rubin, of Ramat Gan.
Reb Elazar Gefner.
Reb Chanoch Solad, 52, from Ashdod.
Habachur Chaim Rock, from Beit Shemesh, a talmid of Yeshivas Mir-Brachfeld in Modi’in Ilit.
Habachur Yosef Amram Taub, from Monsey, New York, a talmid in Yeshivas Brisk, Yerushalayim.
Habachur Eliyahu Cohen, 16, from Beitar Ilit, a talmid in Yeshivas Heichal Avraham in Beitar.
Habachur Menachem Knoblovitz, 22, a recently engaged Chosson from Boro Park, Brooklyn, NY.
Habachur Nachman Kirshenbaum, of Beit Shemesh.
Habachur Yedidyah Fogel, Ramat Gan.
Habachur Dov Steinmetz of Montreal, Canada.
Habachur Moshe Levy, 14, of Kiryat Herzog, a talmid of Talmud Torah Imrei Dovid.
Habachur Moshe ben Shalom, of Bnei Brak, a talmid of Yeshivas Ponovezh.
Habachur Yosef Dovid Elhadad, Yeshiva Amalah Shel Torah, Yerushalayim.
Habachur Yaakov Elchanan Strakovsky, 20, a student in Yeshiva Be’er Yisrael.
Habachur Nachman Doniel Morris, 19 of Teaneck, NJ
Reb Shmuel Tzvi Kalgsbard, 43, of Beitar. he was a Rosh Kollel in Rachmastrivka and a Magid Shiur in Yeshivas Meor Einayim.
Moshe Nosson Nota Englard, 14 and his brother Yehoshua Englard9, of Yerushalayim.
Moshe Mordechai Elchad-Sharf, 12, and his brother Yosef Dovid Elchad-Sharf, 18, of Yerushalayim.
Habochur Yosef Yehuda Levi, 17, of Rechasim.
Habochur Yishai Me’ulam, 17.
Habochur Avrohom Daniel Ambon, 21, from Argentinia.
Habochur Elazar Yitzchak (Azi) Koltai, 13, of Yerushalayim, formerly of Passaic, NJ.
Reb Ariel Tzadik, 56, a Lubavitch chossid from Beit Vegan, Yerushalayim.
Reb Yosef Greenbaum, 22, of Haifa.
Habochur Yedidyia Chiyuis
Habochur Yossi Cohen, 21, from Cleveland, and was a Talmid at Mir Yerushalayim.
Habochur Elkanah Shila, 28, of Yerushalayim.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
A fund has been set up by Vaad HaRabbanim to assist the families whose loved ones were killed in the tragedy.
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so sad
Plz make it stop
Complete heartbreak, please Hashem bring us Moshiach now!
Words cannot describe this pain deep within for the families of those who have left so soon and others still in hospitals refuah shelima and then too all of those who witnessed this horrific stampede. Since it was in motion and no one is to blame who collectively were being pushed I daven along with all of Kohl Yisrael that those whose bodies passed over others but had of course no intention of anything infact only good l. I am a frum therapist in Miami and this can be termed survivors guilt. Im using this forum to also reach out… Read more »
I really apologize after reading my fist text all of the wrong typos. It was supposed to say contact Collive and it typed College. Etc I hope my good intended message to offer my skills to those (gone through this) will know someone is hear reaching out so they do not feel there is help being offered in this way. I will also want to meet others offering themselves outside of government or anything name brands just individuals who are highly trained and educated in this field who want to help at this time. Contact me only if you’re help… Read more »
Bsd
BDE moshiach now!!! Ad masai?😥
Can’t stop crying
All way too young to die!! It’s so sad. Tragic…
May Hashem comfort and give strength to those who have lost loved ones and may He heal those who have been injured, physically, emotionally and psychologically.