Police Investigating as Beloved Chesed Shel Emes Member Killed in Florida

MIAMI (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – A dedicated volunteer for Chesed Shel Emes Florida was found dead Sunday morning in a North Miami Beach parking lot, the victim of what is believed to be an apparent robbery.

40 year old Hershy Schwartz was fatally shot in his car near North Miami Avenue and NE 167th Street.

Chesed Shel Emes director Mark Rosenberg learned of the homicide when North Miami Beach Police contacted him at 12:30 PM and told him that he was listed as Schwartz’s emergency contact.

Schwartz was engaged to Rosie Brustowsky of Lakewood, New Jersey, and his wedding was to take place next week in Lakewood.

“He was a person who didn’t know how to say no,” Rosenberg told VIN News. “He was literally a walking chesed shel emes and he took pleasure in bringing relief to others.”

Originally from Monsey, Schwartz had been living in Florida for more than 10 years and worked for an electric company.

Rosenberg said that Schwartz, who ran CSE’s shiva gamach that lends out Torahs, chairs, tables, water coolers and other items to mourners, was like family.

“Everybody knew that if you needed something done, you went to Heshy,” said Rosenberg.

Police are continuing to investigate Schwartz’s death, which does not appear to be an anti-Semitic attack. 

There will be a 12 AM funeral for Schwartz at Yeshiva Toras Emes in North Miami Beach, 1051 North Miami Beach Boulevard, with a second funeral to be held on Monday in New York at 12:30 PM at Spring Valley’s Nikelsburg Shul, 6 Milton Place.

Schwartz will be laid to rest on Monday afternoon in Kiryas Joel.