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Some tenants living in an apartment complex in NDG say they are devastated that an old and healthy tree on the property was cut down at the behest of the buildings owner, who lacked the necessary permit, according to the borough.

Some tenants living in an apartment complex in NDG say they are devastated that an old and healthy tree on the property was cut down at the behest of the buildings owner, who lacked the necessary permit, according to the borough.

Rabbi Moshe Englander stared down at a bookmark where he calligraphed a woman's name in Hebrew as a half-dozen or so visitors to the Museum of the Bible watched the lettering appear piecemeal on a display screen.

Israel ignored warnings of overcrowding at site of deadly religious stampede Several reports published over last decade had warned of over-crowding risks at the Mount Meron religious festival 1 May 2021 • 2:28pm Rescue workers take a dead body into an ambulance after dozens were killed in a crush at a religious festival in Mount Meron on April 30, 2021  Credit: Getty/Amir Levy Israeli police and ministers could face a government inquest as it emerged that officials had repeatedly warned of t...

299 shares Mourners carry the body of Shraga Gestetner, a Canadian singer who died during Lag BaOmer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, at his funeral in Jerusalem on Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) Ultra-Orthodox men carry the bodies of Moshe Englander, 14, and his brother, Yehoshua, 9, who died during Lag BOmer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel, in Jerusalem on Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) In a sign of mourning for one who lost...

Updated: Apr 30 2021, 18:27 ET Invalid Date, TWO pairs of young brothers were among the 45 victims of the devastating Lag BOmer festival stampede as panicked crowds funnelled into a tiny "death trap" tunnel. The disaster unfolded in Meron, Israel, shortly after midnight as Jewish worshippers were left gasping for air and others were crushed to death, with funerals already underway for victims. 20 Mourners carry the body of Shragee Gestetner, a Canadian singer who died during Lag BaOmer celebra...

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