Meidan (Mordechai) Baruch-Keller, z’l, 16, who was hospitalized last week after suffering serious lung damage due to vaping passed away on Shabbos morning. A statement from Schneider Hospital said: “It is with great sadness that we update you on the death of the 16-year-old boy who was treated in the cardiac intensive care unit at the Schneider Center and connected to an ECMO machine due to the collapse of his lungs.

YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of Rebbetzin Bruria David a”h, the legendary founder of the BJJ Seminary in Yerushalayim and world renowned mechaneches. Rebbetzin David a”h was the only child of the gaon and tzadik Harav Yitzchak Hutner zt”l, the rosh yeshiva of Chaim Berlin and mechaber of Pachad Yitzchak. She was married to Harav Yonason David shlit”a, the Rosh Yeshiva of Pachad Yitzchak. The couple sadly never had any children. Rebbetzin David founded Seminar Bais Yaakov LeMoros, also known as Machon Sarah Schneirer, and commonly referred to as BJJ, in the early 1970s and quickly turned it into one of the premier charedi seminaries in Eretz Yisroel.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rebbitzen Sarah Zakheim A”H. She was 105. Rebbitzen Zakheim was the wife of HaRav Yaakov Zakheim Zt”l, a longtime Rov in Flatbush. Rebbitzen Zakheim was born in Palestine, and at a young age immigrated to the United States. As a girl, she was a secretary in Yeshiva Torah Vodaath. When she left her position, it was said that they had to hire three people to replace her. She married in the late 1940’s and moved to Trenton, NJ, where they became Rav and Rebbitzen. Before the birth of her first child, she realized that Trenton was not the place to raise a family, so HaRav Yaakov got a new job as a Rav in East Flatbush at Beth Medresh HaGadol of East Flatbush. They remained there there until 1976 when the community changed.

We regret to inform you of the petirah of Mrs. Dina Brus a”h following an illness. She was just 49. Mrs. Brus’ husband, R’ Yeshaya z”l – the son of Bais HaTalmud rosh yeshiva R’ Moshe Mendel Brus shlit”a – was suddenly niftar just five weeks ago, leaving his wife and children without their husband and father. Now, Mrs. Brus has followed her husband to the olam ha’emes, leaving seven children without their parents. The levaya will take place at Yeshiva Bais HaTalmud in Brooklyn at 10 AM, followed by a second levaya and kevurah in Lakewood at noon. A fund that was originally set up for the family after R’ Yeshaya’s petirah can be donated to by clicking here. 

YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of Dr Dr Julian (Yehuda) Mirman Z”L, a well-known doctor in Los Angeles. He was approximately 63 years old. As YWN had reported, Dr Mirman and another doctor were walking home frum Shul on Friday night, when they were both struck by a vehicle outside Rabbi Rubin’s Shul on 3rd and Citrus. One victim suffered minor injuries, but Doctor Mirman suffered critical injuries. He was rushed to the hospital, where he remained in grave condition until his Petira on Monday. The Niftar lived on Citrus, and was a Mispallel in Rabbi Bess’ Shul and occasionally near his home by Rabbi Rubin’s Shul. He leaves behind a wife and four married children. Levaya details will be published when they become available to us. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes…

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Yosef Chaim Meir Weinberg zt”l, Magid Shiur at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas for over 50 years. He was 88. The Niftar was a tremendous Marbitz Torah, serving as a Rosh yeshiva and Magid Shiur in the yeshiva, where he thought thousands of Bochrim over the years. He was married to a daughter of HaRav Shaya Shimanowitz Zt”L, a Rosh yeshiva in RJJ, and a Talmid of the mir in Poland. The Levaya will take place on Monday morning at 11 a.m. at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, 425 East 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes… (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden tragic Petira of Chaim Elefant Z”L. He was 32. Chaim was on an Alaska Air flight from Los Angeles to Ft Lauderdale with two of his business partners when he suddenly suffered a massive heart attack. The plane immediately began making an emergency landing in New Orleans. The flight crew did CPR on him until the plane landed, and Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he was unfortunately Niftar. There happened to be a Flatbush Hatzolah Paramedic in the area at the time who made his way to the hospital to assist his shocked partners and to ensure Kavod Hames. With tremendous Siyata Dishmaya, the local coroner released the Niftar after intervention by Chesed Shel Emes and various Askanim.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of longtime Hatzalah member, Dr Robert Van (Itamar Tzvi) Amerongen Z”L. He was around 62 years old. The Niftar, known to many as “Dr Van”, was one of the founders of West Side Hatzalah (WS-26). He then moved to Woodmere around 25 years ago, where he joined Hatzalah in that area (RL-78). He worked for many years at the Methodist Hospital Pediatric Emergency Room, and then ran an urgent care in the Five Towns. He was a well-liked person, and was a mentor to many young Hatzalah Paramedics and EMT’s, as they all looked up to him. He was a guest lecturer for many years for Hatzalah in many different neighborhoods, on the topics of pediatric emergencies.

YWN regrets to inform you of the petirah of Reb Moshe Bertram z”l, who was niftar on Wednesday in Lakewood. He was 82. Reb Moshe z”l was born in the Bertch ghetto in April 1940 and went on to survive the brutal conditions of Siberia through World War II before arriving in the U.S. in 1949. The founder of Bertram Foods, Reb Moshe z”l was scrupulous almost to a fault. Just a week ago, he mentioned to his son Shimmy that he was confident he had never taken “a nickel that didn’t belong to me.” A lifelong Bluzhever chasid, he unwaveringly followed the advice and guidance of his rebbe and rabbanim, and established doros of boys and girls who are following in his upright path. Reb Moshe z”l, is survived by his wife, Mrs.

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of HaRav Avrohom Eliezer Kviat ZT”L, the Mora D’asra of the “Agudah of 18th Avenue”, and the Rosh Yeshiva of Tiferes Shmuel Alexander. He was 72. The Niftar had been serving as the Rov of the Shul since the Petira of his father, HaRav Dovid Kviat ZT”L, around 14 years ago – as reported by YWN. Rav Dovid also served as a Magid shiur for decades in the Mirrer Yeshiva, as well as the Mechaber of dozens of Seforim “Sukkas Dovid”. The Niftar suffered from an illness the past few years, and was Niftar on Friday night. The Levaya was held on Sunday morning at the Agudah at 5413 18th Avenue. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes… (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)