The Orange County Health Department visited the main Satmar Shul in Kiryas Joel on Wednesday morning and platstered a “cease and desist order” on the building. Viral photos on social media showed a man hanging up sign up from the Health Commissioner as a NY State Trooper stood nearby. The letter can be read below, but most interesting is what appears to be a veiled threat of “criminal charges” if the social distancing rules are not adhered to.

YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of Dina Rosenzweig A”H, 19-year-old girl who was R”L killed in a crash in upstate New York on Motzei Shabbos. Dina along with a friend were both critically injured in the crash near Buffalo, NY, and rushed to the hospital. Dina was taken into emergency surgery, but was R”L Niftar on Sunday. Dina lived in Cedarhurst (Five Towns), NY, and is survived by her parents Rabbi Menachem and Devorah Rosenzweig, as well as her siblings (she was one of 12 children). Her family belongs to Chabad of the Five Towns. Please continue to be Mispallel for Esther Perl bas Chanah Devorah who remains in serious condition. Boruch Dayan HaEmmes… (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

A search has been launched for a group of Yeshiva Bochrim missing in the Catskills Mountains. The group of around 20 boys from Camp Adas Yereiyim were hiking in the area of Biscuit Brook, located on Frost Valley Road in Claryville, NY, when they went missing. They were last seen with a staff member at around 1:00PM. Other groups from the camp had hiked there today and returned safely. A group of around 40 trained search & rescue volunteers from Rockland Chaveirim were dispatched to the scene to assist the NYS Forest Rangers and Catskills Hatzolah who are mobilizing on the scene. Biscuit Brook is located in the “Big Indian Wilderness” section of Catskill Park. There is no phone service in the entire area.

A 14-year-old boy suffered a serious head injury after a tree fell on him in Woodbourne, Wednesday morning. It happened at the Nitra Camp on Budd Road, when what appeared to be a rotten tree limb fell and struck the boy in the head. Catskills Hatzolah Paramedics arrived and found him unconscious, with a serious head injury. He was airlifted to the Albany Trauma Center where he is listed in serious condition. Please say Tehillim for Menachen Mendel ben Tzirel Shlomtza (שלאמצא). STAY WITH YWN WHATSAPP FOR BREAKING UPDATES IN LIVE TIME!  YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be dded to an official YWN WhatsApp Group. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Outbreaks of coronavirus in three different Chabad Bungalow colonies in the Catskills have led to a lockdown for at least one of them this week. According to COLlive, cases have been confirmed at Evergreen Estates, Inner Circle, Mei Menuchos, and Mountain Lodge. After being advised by the Gedalia society and Dr. Eli Rosen, the Board at Mountain Lodge have established “modified” guidelines in recognition of our community’s experience. “Anyone who previously tested positive for Covid or tested positive for antibodies does not need to quarantine. However, you should be vigilant and monitor your health. If you feel sick, get tested and isolate. Pay special attention to social distancing,” they advised. Anyone who has not had the virus must quarantine for two weeks.

Thousands of Chasidic Jews streamed into Kiryas Joel Yesterday Sunday August 16 2020, for the 41st Yartzheitof the Satmar Rebbe, Hagaon HaRav Yoel Teitelbaum Zatzal, the founder of the Satmar Chasidic movement and namesake of the Satmar village in Orange County. Thousand visit the Kever each year on his Yartzheit. The Rebbe was Niftar at the age of 92 in 1979, two years after Kiryas Joel was created. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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An early-morning crash in the Catskills left one person dead, and two others injured, Sunday morning. Sources tell YWN that emergency personnel received calls at round 3:40AM, reporting a vehicle that crashed on Old Glen Wild Road near Marsh Road. Upon arrival, Catskills Hatzolah found a severely damaged vehicle in a ditch, with the occupants pinned inside. One of them was in traumatic arrest. Rock Hill Fire Department performed an extended extrication of the victims, where Catskills Hatzolah Paramedics and MobileMedics began treating the victims. One of the victims was pronounced dead on the scene, and two additional victims were transported by ambulance. A chopper was requested, but was unable to fly due to the weather in the area.

A massive fire has broken out at “The Zone Camp” (Oorah’s Girls Division Camp) in Upstate NY. Video footage shows one building fully engulfed in flames at the camp located on Gilboa Road in Gilboah, NY (Schoharie County). Eye-witnesses tell YWN that the building housing the kitchen and dining-room is totally destroyed, and fire fighters are battling the blaze. The Sifrei Torah that were inside a nearby building were removed as a precaution. Stay with YWN as we update this story. STAY WITH YWN WHATSAPP FOR BREAKING UPDATES IN LIVE TIME!  YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be dded to an official YWN WhatsApp Group. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Two people lost their lives in a crash on Route 17 in Sullivan County, Tuesday afternoon. Emergency personnel were called to the scene on Route 17 near Exit 106 (Monticello) at around 2:40PM to reports of a serious car crash. Upon arrival, Hatzolah Paramedics and MobileMedics found two victims in traumatic arrest. Another victim needed to be airlifted to a trauma center. A chopper landed on the highway to make the evacuation. It does not appear that Chevra Kaddisha services are needed in this horribly tragic incident. The NY State Police were investigating the cause of the crash. STAY WITH YWN WHATSAPP FOR BREAKING UPDATES IN LIVE TIME!  YWN WHATSAPP STATUS UPDATES: CLICK HERE to join the YWN WhatsApp Status. YWN WHATSAPP GROUPS: CLICK HERE to be dded to an official YWN WhatsApp Group.

A search is currently underway in the Catskills for two missing hikers. The group went missing in the Rock Hill area, after they had gone on a hike at the “Katrina Falls” hiking trails. There is a massive response from Hatzolah as well as numerous fire departments and other local agencies. Additional information will be published when it becomes available. JUST ANOTHER REASON TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING CATSKILLS HATZOLAH FUNDRAISER!
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