All 45 victims after the tragedy during celebration of layers of Baomer in Meron in North Israel is now identified. All the victims are men and include brothers and children right down to 9 years, newly baked fathers and rabbis. At least two families have lost several children in the tragic event, where people were squeezed and choked to death in a cramped exit as collapsed. Read more about the tragedy here and Sunday was declared National Garden Day in Israel – Read more here.
There are ten foreign citizens among the victims: six Americans, a Brite, two Canadians and an Argentiner. In addition to the 45 deaths, over 150 people were injured – most of them seriously, know what is the deadliest civil disaster in Israel’s history.
Here is the list of 45 victims who perished in the accident:
Menahem Zeckbach
Menahem Zeckbach, 24 years, from Modiin Illit was buried Friday afternoon in hometown Bnei Brak. He leaves a pregnant wife and their 1 year old child.
simcha diskind
simcha diskind, 23 years, from Beit Shemesh was buried Friday in Haifa. He leaves a wife and two young children.
Shraga Gestetner
Rabbiner Shraga Gestetner from Montreal in Canada came to Israel to participate in Layers Baomer celebration and is a known ultraodox singer. He was buried in Jerusalem Friday afternoon without some of his immediate family could reach the funeral (in accordance with Jewish rules, deceased is buried as soon as possible, ie in a few hours. Due to Jerusalem’s special sacred status among believers, must not deceem Lie in the city without being buried when Shabbat goes in Friday before sunset). Therefore, everyone who could be asked to get to the funeral as a mitzvah (good deed) against the deceased and his family.
Shimon Matalon
Shimon Matalon, 38 years, from Beitar Illit leaves 11 children.
Yedidia Hayut
Yedidia, 13 years, came from Bnei Brak. He participated in layers Baomer celebration with his family.
David Krauss
David Krauss, 33, from the city of Beit Shemesh Etterlater seg nine child.
Moshe Bergman
Moshe Bergman, 24 years, was originally from Manchester in England. He studied at Mir Yeshiva and lived in Jerusalem .
Haim Rock
Haim Rock, 19 år, var fra byen Beit Shemesh.
Yisrael Anakvah
Yisrael Anakvah, 24 år, fra Beit Shemesh efterlader sig to børn.
Eliyahu Cohen
Eliyahu Cohen, 16 år, var fra byen Beitar Illit.
Hanoch Slod
Hanoch Slod, 52 år, kom fra byen Ashdod.
Elazar Mordechai Goldberg
Elazar Mordechai Goldberg, 37 år, fra Beitar Illit efterlader sig fire børn.
Moshe Ben Shalom
Moshe Ben Shalom, 20 år, var fra byen Bnei Brak.
Yedidya Fogel
Yedidya Fogel fra Jerusalem studerede i en yeshiva i Ramat Gan.
Yonatan Hebroni
Rabbiner Yonatan Hebroni fra Givat Shmuel efterlader sig tre børn.
Moshe og Yosef David Elhadad
Brødrene Moshe Mordechai Elhadad, 12 år, og Yosef David Elhadad, 18 år, var fra Jerusalem.
Yehoshua og Moshe Natan Neta Englard
Brødrene Moshe Natan Neta Englard, 14 år, og Yehoshua Englard, 9 år, var fra Jerusalem.
Haim Seler
Haim Seler, 24 år, fra Jerusalem efterlader sig en kone og en to uger gammel datter.
Yehuda Leib Rubin
Yehuda Leib Rubin, 27 år, var fra Beit Shemesh.
Shmuel Zvi Klagsbald
Shmuel Zvi Klagsbald, 43 år, efterlader sig otte børn.
Yosef Amram Tauber
Yosef Amram Tauber, 19 år, fra Monsey i New York studerede ved Brisk yeshiva. Han rejste for nyligt til Israel for at studere ved yeshivaen.
Daniel (Donny) Morris
Donny Morris, 19 år, fra Teaneck i New Jersey. Han deltog i arrangementet sammen med andre fra Shaalvim yeshiva, hvor han studerede.
Moshe Levy
Moshe Levy, 14 år, var fra byen Bnei Brak.
Yosef Yehuda Levy
Yosef Yehuda Levy, 17 år, kom fra Rechasim nær Haifa.
Nahman Kirshbaum
Nahman Kirshbaum, 15 år, kom fra Beit Shemesh.
Ariel Tzadik
Ariel Tzadik, 57 år, kom fra Jerusalem.
Eliezer Tzvi Joseph
Rabbiner Eliezer Tzvi Joseph, 26 år, fra Kiryas Joel i New York. Han efterlader sig fire børn.
Abraham Daniel Ambon
Abraham Daniel Ambon, 21 år, var fra Argentina og studerede i Jerusalem.
Dubi Steinmetz
Dubi Steinmetz, 21 år, var fra Canada.
Yishai Mualem
Yishai Mualem, 17 år, var fra Rechasim nær Haifa.
Yosef Mastorov
Yosef Mastorov, 18 år, var fra Ramla.
Yosef Greenbaum
Yosef Greenbaum, 22 år, var fra Haifa.
Eliezer Yitzhak Koltai
Eliezer Yitzchak Koltai, 13 år, var fra Jerusalem. Han boede i Passaic i New Jersey før han flyttede til Israel med sin familie.
Menachem Knoblowitz
Menachem Knoblowitz, 22 år, fra Borough Park i Brooklyn. Han var forlovet med en ung kvinde fra Lakewood i New Jersey, ifølge sociale medier.
Elkana Shiloh
Elkana Shiloh, 28 år, boede i Jerusalem.
Elazar Gefner
Elazar Gefner, 52 år, boede i Jerusalem.
Yossi Kohn
Yossi Kohn, 21 år, fra Cleveland i Ohio studerede ved Mir yeshiva.
Shlomo Zalman Leibowitz
Shlomo Zalman Leibowitz, 19 år, boede i Safed.
Moshe Tzarfati
Moshe Tzarfati, 65 år, fra Jerusalem. Han efterlader sig fire børn og 25 børnebørn.
Ariel Achdut
Ariel Achdut, 20 år, fra Jerusalem studerede i en yeshiva i Tel Aviv.
Hen Doron
Hen Doron, 41 år, boede i Holon.
Mordechai Fakata
Mordechai Fakata, 24 år, efterlader sig to børn.
Yaakov Elchanan Starkovsky
Yaakov Elchanan Starkovsky, 20 år, fra Elad studerede i en yeshiva i Jerusalem.
