SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — A heartbreaking tragedy struck the South Fallsburg community on Wednesday afternoon when a two-year-old child, Yaakov Yisroel Jurekansky, was fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle.
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The incident occurred shortly after 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Estate Drive and Laurel Park Road in the Catskills region. Emergency responders from Catskills Hatzolah arrived promptly and administered lifesaving treatment, but despite their valiant efforts, the young child was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Yaakov Yisroel was the beloved grandson of Rabbi Elya Ber Wachtfogel, the esteemed Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Zichron Moshe in South Fallsburg.
The levaya (funeral) is scheduled to take place at the yeshiva, with burial to follow at Har Shulem Cemetery.
BDE. 🙁
B’D’H!
Bde, so sorry.
does he not have parents? why arent they mentioned?
So tragic