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Teaneck Grandfather, 75, Struck Outside Synagogue Dies
One of two men critically injured when they were struck crossing the street outside a Teaneck synagogue Thursday night died Saturday.
Sheldon Mermelstein, 75, passed away around 2 p.m. Saturday, Deputy Mayor Elie Katz said.
“Our hearts are broken,” his daughter-in-law, Ayelet Schwartz Mermelstein, wrote in tribute. “May his memory be a blessing.”
Mermelstein and Micah Kaufman, 41, both members of congregation Beth Aron on Queen Anne Road, were coming from Congregation Bnai Yeshurun when they were struck by a sedan while crossing West Englewood Avenue around 6:20 p.m. Thursday, authorities …
