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NJ Synagogue Firebombed In 2012 Ravaged By Fire — Along With All 7 Torahs
Tragedy has struck yet again for a New Jersey synagogue targeted in a 2012 firebombing.
At approximately 2:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, a blaze ripped through Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman and his wife, Bina's, Montross Avenue home and synagogue in Rutherford, where they've been since 2014.
The couple and four of their six children who were home at the time escaped "right in the nick of time," according to Bina's sister, Brocha Wilschanski. However, everything else was destroyed — including all seven Torahs.
"They're in shock, but they're well," Wilschanski said in a call with Daily Voice. "The al…
Fire Kills Father, 2 Sons: New Details Emerge In Cause Of Fatal NY Blaze (Update)
Police have released additional details about the devastating Hudson Valley, NY house fire that claimed the lives of a father and his two young sons.
The fire broke out around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at a multi-family residence at 876 Pulaski Highway in the Orange County town of Goshen, as Daily Voice previously reported.
According to New York State Police, an upstairs neighbor first noticed smoke coming from a pipe behind the kitchen stove, immediately evacuated with her two children, and called 911.
Just before exiting, the neighbor saw her downstairs neighbor, Shane M…
Father, 2 Young Sons Die In NY Fire: Officials
A father and his two young sons were killed in a devastating house fire Saturday night, May 31, in a Hudson Valley, NY town, authorities said.
Shane Munn, 40, and his two sons, ages 12 and 17, all died in the blaze at 876 Pulaski Highway in Goshen at approximately 8:10 p.m., according to New York State Police.
Firefighters arrived on scene to find the building completely engulfed in flames, police said. Munn was found dead inside the home, while his two sons were rushed to Garnett Health Medical Center in Wallkill, where they later died from their injuries, according to NYSP.…
