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NJ Synagogue Firebombed In 2012 Ravaged By Fire — Along With All 7 Torahs NJ Synagogue Firebombed In 2012 Ravaged By Fire — Along With All 7 Torahs
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…
Tour Bus Drops Through Parking Garage Amid Collapse On Long Island (DEVELOPING) Tour Bus Drops Through Parking Garage Amid Collapse On Long Island (DEVELOPING)
Tour Bus Drops Through Parking Garage Amid Collapse On Long Island (Developing) The back of a tour bus collapsed into the concrete ceiling of a parking garage on Long Island on Tuesday evening, June 24. Emergency crews in New Hyde Park responded to a medical park on Marcus Avenue west of New Hyde Park Road for reports of a partial building collapse at around 5:30 p.m. Photos shared by LI Fire Buff on Facebook show the rear end of a charter bus sunk down into the collapsed concrete. The bus was empty at the time of the collapse, according to preliminary radio traffic. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured. Multiple agencies were on scene, including t…
Ex-Yankees, Mets Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing Ex-Yankees, Mets Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing
Ex-Yankees, Mets Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing A former Major League Baseball pitcher has died after being pulled from rubble in a catastrophic Caribbean nightclub roof collapse that killed dozens of people and injured more than 160 others, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story - Death Toll Rises In Caribbean Nightclub Collapse That Claimed Lives Of 2 Ex-MLB Players The incident occurred while a band performed onstage at the Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Tuesday, April 8. An undetermined number of people are missing. The collapse happened around 12:30 a.m. The player, Octavio D…