JERSEY CITY (VINnews) — A video recently went viral of Jersey City Detective Joe Cossolini being embraced by the Nikolsburg Rebbe, when he paid a Shiva call to the Ferencz family.
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Cossolini is not only a member of the Jersey City Police Department, he actually resides on the same block in Greenville as the Ferencz family.
In the video, the Nikolsburg Rebbe embraced him and expressed the community’s appreciation for the police department.
The Nikolsburg Rebbe expresses appreciation to a Jersey City police officer at the Ferencz home during Shiva
885 Likes, 46 Comments – Vosizneias (@vosizneias) on Instagram: “The Nikolsburg Rebbe expresses appreciation to a Jersey City police officer at the Ferencz home…”
At the Shiva house, Cossolini shared some of his thoughts on the neighborhood and the horrific tragedy.
“I got the house over there and moved here by design. This is where I wanted to live and meeting all you guys over the last nine months, walking to and from work, everyday: I’m glad I did move into this community,” Police Det. Joe Cossolini said in brief remarks posted on Twitter.
“Whatever people say about the community itself, what happened the other day does not underscore what this community is about.”
Hear Detective Joe Cossolini, from the Jersey City PD. A neighbor who resides on the same block as the Ferencz’s spoke at a 'shiva' call. He is a community friend especially with Moshe since the day they moved in, describing the true feelings of all neighbors#JerseyCityShooting pic.twitter.com/wD0xvxW3hf
— (@YosefRapaport) December 16, 2019
In addition to losing a neighbor in the attack, Cossolini also lost a colleague. Detective Joseph Seals, who was shot and killed at the beginning of the shooting attack, will have his wake today.
Detective Cossolini is a real MENCH! As tragic as this was, it was a Kiddush Hashem that the 50 students at the Satmar Yeshivah, next door were saved! The entire community owes a debt of gratitude to the Jersey City, NJ Police Dept., and the other police agencies, which responded, and stopped the attackers.
What is the community about? Where are the black leaders condemning this attack? Where is Sharpton? Why no solidarity? Why do we not forgive a few nut jobs chanting jews will not replace us in Charoltsvile but we tolerate chants by people of color who blamed the victim the jew for this terrible blood shed? Almost no condemnation from anyone?
Rabbi Jungriez is a very special Yid who truly cares for all human kind. May G-d bless him in all his endeavors.