Brooklyn, NY – Shock, Grief And Mourning As Williamsburg Couple Is Laid To Rest (PHOTOS-VIDEO)

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    Members of the Satmar Orthodox Jewish community grieve over the coffins at the funeral for two expectant parents who were killed in a car accident, Sunday, March 3, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A driver struck the car early Sunday morning, killing both parents while their baby, who was born prematurely, survived and is in critical condition. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)Brooklyn, NY – The streets in Williamsburg were flooded with tears this afternoon as a crowd of over 2,000 people gathered for the levaya of the young husband and his expectant wife whose lives were tragically cut short in the early morning hours in a horrific collision that left the close knit Satmar community reeling, as previously reported on VIN News.

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    “This has shaken the core of the Orthodox community,” one person who attended the funeral which took place at the main Satmar synagogue on Rodney Street, told VIN News. “It is just as bad as when Leiby Klezky was killed. We all feel like one family. We all feel like we lost our own son and daughter.”

    The funeral for the pair was a gut-wrenching emotional event, punctuated by sobs and wailing, with Mrs. Glauber’s father Yitzchok Silberstein declaring, “I will never forget you, my daughter,” according to Associated Press reports.

    “Only recently a few months back I made the blessing of Hatov V’hamaytiv on the good news of the wedding of my daughter now I have to say Boruch Dayan Emes,” said R’ Silberstein.

    Many wept uncontrollably during the levaya with one spectator saying, “This feels like 9/11 for the Jewish community.”

    A second funeral was planned for Nachman Glauber this afternoon in his hometown of Monsey this afternoon at the Satmar synagogue on Monsey Boulevard according to reports on LoHud.com. The couple will then be taken to Kiryas Joel for kevura.

    More details are beginning to emerge about the events that led up to the horrific collision, as relative Gary Schlesinger told The New York Times that Mrs. Glauber, who was in her twenty fourth week of pregnancy became concerned that the baby was not moving and the couple elected to go to the hospital around midnight.

    Police were still not releasing details of the accident and many factors including whether or not the livery cab in which the Glaubers were riding braked for the stop sign at the corner of Kent Avenue and Wilson Street, whether or not the victims were wearing seatbelts and whether or not alcohol was involved in the incident.

    CBS NewsRadio 88 reported that police questioned the owner of the 2010 grey BMW which struck the livery cab, but that the owner of the car is not thought to be involved in the accident. Police are still looking for the occupants of the BMW who were seen fleeing the scene by witnesses.

    The driver of the livery cab was identified by The New York Times as 32 year old Pedro Nunez Delacrus was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries before being released and various news reports indicate that the airbag in the 2008 Toyota Camry that Delacrus was driving had deployed, possibly sparing him from serious injuries. According to reports in the Huffington Post, the medical examiner has named the cause of death to the young couple as blunt force trauma.

    Emergency responders were initially hopeful that the Glaubers would both survive their injuries and paramedic Yisroel Altman told The New York Post that Mrs. Glauber was responsive in the ambulance until just a few minutes before her arrival at Bellevue.

    “I’ve seen worse cases,” said Altman. “It was the knock on the head that killed them.”

    Nachman Glauber was remembered by his fellow yeshiva students at Rabbical College of Bnei Shimon Yisroel of Shopron for his ever present smile and his outgoing and personable demeanor. His family owns G&G Clothing, a large supplier of chasidic men’s garb and the Glauber’s son, who was delivered by emergency c-section is expected to bear his father’s name.

    “You don’t meet anyone better than him,” cousin Sara Glauber told The Huffington Post, adding that Nachman Glauber’s mother had just given birth to a baby of her own two weeks ago. “I’ve never seen a mother-son relationship like this. He called her every day to make sure everything was okay. He was the sweetest, most charming human being, always with a smile on his face.”

    Raizy Glauber grew up in Williamsburg and hailed from a prominent rabbinical family.

    “They were very excited, of course they were very excited,” family member Sarah Gluck told The New York Times. “They were always glowing, they were just this glowing couple, pure and good and never hurt a soul.”

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    Truthforever
    Truthforever
    11 years ago

    Cant Stop crying! we need moshiach, & we need him NOW!

    cool-3931
    cool-3931
    11 years ago

    The whole of Klal Yisroel is crying along with the families of this young couple. A tragedy beyond belief.

    W1GBA
    W1GBA
    11 years ago

    To my Jewish brothers and sisters, how tragic a happening! May G-D Almighty console you all in your hour of grief and remember that He never gives you anything that you can’t handle! SHALOM!

    BigMasmid
    BigMasmid
    11 years ago

    Part 2

    Dear Sisters!
    Let us wear clothes that are befitting for Jewish Daughters. This will cause the Shechina to reside in our midst. This will bring many blessings upon ourselves, and ultimately bring the Geulah Sheleima בב”א

    בזכות נשים צדקניות אתידין להגאל! The key to our salvation is in your hands!

    TexasJew
    TexasJew
    11 years ago

    BD”H- nebach, Hashem Yerachem

    mendel_L
    mendel_L
    11 years ago

    Here is a quote of what the dad of the deceased woman said during his impromptu eulogy in front of his daughters casket literary hours after the tragedy:

    “My dear friends, I don’t know what exactly to say, I have no strength, recently I went through tough financial times I was worried, my daughter Raizy came to me, hugged me saying: “how can you be upset daddy? what happened with all the faith and believe in god you always taught us?” “

    Bigboy
    Bigboy
    11 years ago

    Choking over my tears. I will undertake a kabolah Bli Neder in memory of those two precious souls who were so sadly taken away from us. My heart bleeds for the family. יהי רצון שלא ישמע עוד שוד ושבר בגבילינו ונשמע ונשבשר בשורות טובות.

    juda662
    juda662
    11 years ago

    no words !!

    LindaAT
    LindaAT
    11 years ago

    G-d Bless you, little baby…may G-d comfort this community…I will continue my prayers….

    Bigboy
    Bigboy
    11 years ago

    I’m not in the position to tell people what to do but I’d like to recommend that every reader from VIN take upon themselves a small thing that they will improve in, be it tznius or not speaking loshen hora or davening with minyan etc…. and in this zechus we will all be zochah that Moshiach will come bekorav. Never underestimate how much you can do with one small kabolah.

    11 years ago

    No words to offer comfort,
    only tears…
    two beautiful souls,
    cut down their years
    a tragedy befell all…
    Klal Yisroel
    We stand as one,
    brothers and sisters
    let this be the clarion call
    because till now,we missed it
    Hashem is waiting for our return
    He is reaching out and touching us
    in pain, however, must it be?
    can we not otherwise see?
    Let’s return in earnest to our father in Heaven
    let’s be kind and generous to all our brethern
    “All” is everyone, you and me
    no differences, it’s “WE”
    One nation…he bestowed
    his gift to us, let’s be proud
    and deserving….
    of his blessings, his servings
    We cannot afford
    to be reminded again….
    We need redemption,
    oh when….
    will we finally realize,
    the time has come….
    to internalize the message
    all of us AS ONE
    ALL OF US TOGETHER
    UNITED IN GRIEF….
    CRY OUT TO HKBH
    TO GRANT US RELIEF……….
    BY CARING AND SHARING
    BY GENEROSITIES AND LOVE
    WILL BREAK THE HEAVENS
    ABOVE…….
    It’s time, Rabboisei, it’s time
    dig inside your soul, you’ll find
    whatever it is, you’ll know
    where your soul needs to grow
    Deliverance, will ONLY COME
    IF WE WORK TOGETHER …..AS ONE!!!!!!!

    11 years ago

    Tznius!!! Take a good hard look at yourself. If Moshiach Work to come this minute would you be proud to greet him wearing the clothing that you are wearing right now? Would you be proud to greet him wearing the shaitel You are wearing? If the answer is no then we have a problem in our emunah And in the way we dress. We need to listen to the messages and be prepared for Moshiach. He could come at any given time and we have to be ready for him

    lamdan
    lamdan
    11 years ago

    All I can say everyone should look in Masechtos Shabbos 139 amud 1 & you will see the cause of all these tragedies (its not the internet) “all the pruneeyos that happen are because of our dayanim” that’s the gemara & as long as we the regular people don’t stand up to them (don’t use the batei dinim that take money or a ruv that is sitting on a din torah while giving a hechsher for the plaintiff or defendant which is shochad & no one says boo.) these tragedies will happen but we usually don’t sign kol korehs only these so called dayanim do, so we are doomed

    heyward
    heyward
    11 years ago

    lets all pray for the little baby for a speedy recovery.

    11 years ago

    Im so glad and envious that Hashem spoke to some of you and explained that our tzuris come from lack of tznius. Please keep your hurtful comments to yourselves. My heart goes out to the families. May we only shar e in simchot

    11 years ago

    Instead of making such unfounded claims that this tragedy was the result of the failure of this couple to be sufficiently attentive to hiclchos tzinius, which doesn not seem either accurate or relevant, perhaps you should focus on the broader issues of this community, especially the sinas chinam manifest by Aron and Zalman and their followers against one another. There is much said by chazal that such sinas chinam was the cause of churban bayis and many tragedies to befall yidden over our history. Stop האַקן אַ טשײַניק about tzinus every time we experience such a tragedy. The Aronites and Zalmanites could do much to prevent such tragedy in the future.

    11 years ago

    how can anyone talk of tznius. how can there be an explanation for tragedy. no explanation. dont even try. but tznuis???

    flower3
    flower3
    11 years ago

    may GOD heal our heart. and my prayers goes out to the families

    7373
    7373
    11 years ago

    We need to stop asking this high rent one Jew from the other. this brings all problems, its clear that the internet only saved lives of these people who struggle day to day life, if we wouldn’t have this high rent we would be more happy and more healthy and ready to learn and not browse the web.

    So please PLEASE please PLEASE please PLEASE please
    stop asking this high $$$$$ rent from OUR young couples, if not hashem will save them and take them back to save there soul and happy life with hashem.

    Tisha
    Tisha
    11 years ago

    My deepest condolences to the families of these two precious souls….May the Lord of Abraham uplift you and keep your grandchild safe…May the Lord richly bless this beautiful child, and give him a long and happy life…God Bless, Tisha Barela

    LashonTov
    LashonTov
    11 years ago

    Do not look for a “cause” of the tragedy. Look at the hints Hashem gives within the tragedy to see that which needs correcting. For example, in a similar tragedy several months ago in New Jersey there were eerie similarities in the timing and aspects of the accident that could not have been clearer to what it was pointing to. The couple killed in that case in East Brunswick were like the 36 who died at the city of Ai in Perek 7 of Yehoshua. Yet the organization that is like Achan in that case refuses to repair that which they know is wrong even though every signal has been given to them.

    We all may not know what signals Hashem has given us with this latest blow but those who recognize any aspect of it as it pertains to ourselves, should take to heart the hints from Hashem because Rambam explains that we need to examine OUR deeds when calamity strikes and those who dismiss calamity as simply happenstance are cruel. (source: original Artscroll Yehoshua, footnote on Perek 7)

    sighber
    sighber
    11 years ago

    seen on http://lazerbrody.typepad.com/lazer_beams/:
    “We’ve been flooded with letters of grieving people asking about the meaning of this. All I can say is that Nathan and Raizy were undoubtedly flawless tzaddikim whom Hashem chose as ritual sacrifices for all of Klal Yisroel. Such a tragedy obligates every single one of us to wake up, assess ourselves and return to Hashem.
    The couple’s last name – Glauber – is Yiddish for “believer”. We have nothing else to lean on but our emuna, our belief in Hashem.”

    Monseyer
    Monseyer
    11 years ago

    Is the guy crying with his hand over the casket Mr Glauber the father?

    GevalDigeh
    GevalDigeh
    11 years ago

    Satmar rebbes brothers have to make peace in public

    mugsisme
    mugsisme
    11 years ago

    Ahavas yisroel. Please stop looking at others and telling them where THEY can improve. Look inwards at yourself, and figure it out.
    Tonight, l’iluey nishmas, I called someone I wasn’t speaking to and I apologized.
    Tomorrow, I will try to do another act of ahavas yisroel.
    That is my gift to the families. May Hashem comfort them, and may klal yisroel never know from anymore tragedies.
    Ad mosai! Ad mosai! Ad mosai!!!!

    mj8047
    mj8047
    11 years ago

    To all people who are trying to give an explanation why this happened, I have to say ” LAMAH YOMRI HAGOIM” “WHY ARE ASKING THE NATIONS”
    We believe that Hashem has a reason, even we don’t understand, WE don’t have WHY in our vocabulary, so stop with yours stupid reasoning, nobody have a direct line with Hashem to know why this happened, is ourselfs we need to fixed it, Ben Hadam Hamkom, Ben Hadam Lechavero, period.

    Vestin
    Vestin
    11 years ago

    Why are posters here deciding why this terrible tragedy occurred? In Meseches Sanhedrin, perek cheilk; the mishna says: V’AMEICH KOULOM TZADDIKIM ………….. MASEI YODAI L’HISPOAIR. Hashem says: “my nation is all tzadikim (even with our flaws, no one is perfect)…………..my handiwork, for me to glorify in them”! Who can argue???? We have no understanding of Hashem’s ways (even Moshe Rabbeinu couldn’t understand), and no right to ever judge another person (Sh’ein don yechdidi ella echad), if we want to make anyone better, we should start with ourselves.

    CHANA1
    CHANA1
    11 years ago

    It irks me to no end that everytime there is a tragedy there are comments how we should improve our tzniyos; where in the world do you find communities more tzenyua than the readerships of VIN? It behooves us to remember that it was not a lack of tznius that destroyed the Bais hamikdash, nor even our idol worship! Rather it was sinas chinam. Watching that your posted or verbal comment is not hurtful to another person will go a longer way in bringing us yeshuos! May we be zoche to see only the good in each other and to hear the ultimate besura tova bekorov!

    bracha18
    bracha18
    11 years ago

    How sad that in tragedy we can all unite as one… doesn’t matter if your a chussid of Reb Aharon or Reb Zalmen Leib, bobov, skvere, viznitz…litvish, modern orthodox, Yeshiva University, Sephardic…

    Can we please make an effort to unite in life! in health!! in simchas!!
    L’zeichere nishmas this happy, sweet, kind “never hurt a fly, always smiling” coupe and their baby a”H!!!

    This is a tragedy that befell ALL of klal Yisrael from extreme right to left!!

    Shalom, Shalom, shalom…. HaShem cries that we His children bicker and fight over silly things… that we- through our sinas chinam on stupidities are prolonging this bitter exile… we know clearly that one of teh reasons for the destruction of the Bais Hamikdash is SINAS CHINAM.

    Please acheinu v’achos Bnai Yisrael- before we start looking at mitzvos bain adam l’makom- HaShem forgives those transgressions on Yom kippur…
    We MUST- myself included- work on Mitzvos bain adam l’chaveiro- which HaShem can NOT forgive….

    This movement towards shalom- peace has to start from the top down!! We the small people need to protest and cause a revolution- to see the two SATMAR REBBE BROTHERS EMBRACE AS BROTHERS…..

    ermn8
    ermn8
    11 years ago

    Peace in Satmar!! Please?! Can these two Chosheveh brothers make peace to show the children of Satmar what is the derech hayoshor? Please!!!!

    SandraM
    SandraM
    11 years ago

    Our hearts go out to the families for their devastating loss. What heartbreak! At this time, all I want to say is this to the families and to the Satmar community: Although we are not from your community, we are crying for your pain and for your terrible loss. Please know that your pain is the pain of all Am Israel, no matter their background or observance.Despite any superficial differences, you are all our brothers and sisters and your pain is our pain.

    We don’t need to ask, why or what or how. All we want to say is: May G-d comfort you for this terrible loss and for the tremendous suffering that you are experiencing. May G-d bring the redemption to this world and the techiyat hameisim, so that you can be reunited with your loved ones. May G-d wipe the tears away from your face and from the face of all that are suffering. Amen.