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Widow of Rabbi Yisrael Metzner Gives Birth to a Son One Month After Ramot Junction Attack

The boy’s arrival is being described as a source of comfort for Rabbi Yisrael Metzner’s grieving family.

Overview

  • Rabbi Metzner was murdered during the Elul Ramot Junction terror attack while traveling to kollel.
  • He was an esteemed avreich affiliated with a Jerusalem kollel reported as Kollel Meishorim or Maysharim.
  • Reports identify him as a son-in-law of the Rosh of Kollel Taharos in Jerusalem, though the exact name of his father-in-law varies by outlet.
  • The newborn joins three older children, and relatives and community reports describe the birth as offering some solace.
  • Some coverage states he was 28 and that five other victims were killed in the attack, details not consistently corroborated across reports; he was buried in Bnei Brak after a large funeral.