It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Mendy Altman, a 14-month-old baby from the Monsey, NY, community.
Mendy was in Boro Park, where he spent Rosh Hashanah with his mother and six siblings at Mrs. Altman’s sister’s home. On the second night of Yom Tov, the infant fell into a toilet headfirst and was found at about 11 p.m. by his 13-year-old sister.
Hatzolah was summoned immediately and transported the child to Maimonides Medical Center, which is located not far from the home where the accident occurred on Eleventh Avenue.
The family has been thrown into mourning following the terrible tragedy, and Yidden around the world learning of the petirah are shocked and saddened.
Mendy’s father spent Rosh Hashanah in Uman, Ukraine, and was not yet notified of the terrible tragedy.
Levaya details will be provided once they are finalized.
Umacha Hashem dimah mei’al kol ponim.
Tochel shanah uvirchoseha.
{Andy Heller-Matzav.com Newscenter}
It hurts so much. May Hashem give them nechama and koach, only simchos
What a tzara. I have no words. Imi anochi btzara. Klal Yisrael is with the Altmans in this tragedy.
i cannot stop crying
for this to happen on the yom hadin itself is too hard for me to bear
hashem yeracheim
may the family have the strength to deal with this terrible loss
tichleh shanah vkiliosehu
Wow this is so painful
BDH”E
May the family, and all, be a ble to be comforted
Boruch dayan emes
My heart goes out the family.
We are with you in this tzaar.
macha hakadosh
boruch hu
deema
meial col puneem
does anyone know which perlstein this is?
BDE how sad
what a sad way to start a new year
may the neshama have an aliya & may the family be menachem by everyone in klal yisroel
may this be the last tragic event in klal yisroel & may mashiach come before yom kippur
I see Matzav is starting the new year in full cover up mode! What a shame!
al eileh ani bochia……
BDE
I was present at the scene. Have no words. May little Mendy’s neshoma have an aliya.
bde
Yes, this Perlstein has family in Montreal
does anyone know if this is related to reb yitzchok altman a vishnitz cusid from monsey who lost is father ???