Nachmen and Raizy Glauber, a young Jewish Orthodox couple from Williamsburg, en route to a hospital to have their first child were killed in a car crash early Sunday, but their child survived.
Nachmen and Raizy Glauber, both 21, were using a car service to go to the hospital when another vehicle crashed into the side of theirs at an intersection in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, said Hasidic community activist Isaac Abraham. Nathan Glauber was pronounced dead at Beth Israel Hospital, while his wife died at Bellevue, police said.
The couple’s son was delivered at the scene and was taken to a hospital in serious condition, said Abraham, who is also a neighbor of Raizy Glauber’s parents and lives two blocks from the scene of the crash.
The driver of the vehicle that hit the couple’s car fled, police said. No arrests have yet been made.
The condition of the car service’s driver is unclear, police said.
Abraham called the couple’s death “a tragedy beyond (belief) just coming off a joyous holiday as Purim” as they were getting ready to welcome their first child.
1. oy! wrote:
Oy. i really cant understand how Hashem can let this happen. Moshiach must come soon.
2. Bella wrote:
BDE…what a tragedy! I hope they have lots of mispocha to help raise their new baby.
3. BDE wrote:
What chein and eidelkite shined on their faces…
4. So Sad wrote:
Hashem yerachem – ad mosai!!
5. to editor wrote:
you’ve got him as “nachmen” and “nathan” — pick one! (psst, it’s nathan)
6. uhhh wrote:
fool!
u obviously did not read beyond the first line
7. BD''E wrote:
AD MOSAI??!!! A terrible tragedy.
How is the baby?
8. rochel wrote:
terrible. bd”e horrible tragedy.
9. So Sad wrote:
BD”E. What a horrible tragedy. They are such a beautiful and angelic looking couple. Wishing only the best to that very special baby.
10. Yc wrote:
Omg how horrible! Bde! Hashem yimkom es damam!
11. oy wrote:
bde so sad
12. BD"H wrote:
Hamokom yinachem eschew bisoch shar avaylo tzion v’yirushalim
A TRAGEDY!!!!!!!!!!
HY”D
13. Sad crownheighter wrote:
Oy this gave me chills. Who is taking care of the baby? And what gender us it?
14. VERY SAD wrote:
I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE THE AIBESHTER THINKS WE CAN TAKE
15. TO NUMBER 5 wrote:
you need to have your head and heart examined! who the hell cares what his name was, his life was snuffed out for no reason and all you can think of is STUPIDITY!!!! refuah shlaimah to your sick heart
16. Andrea Schonberger wrote:
What a tragedy! but B’H the baby DID survive which is a miracle in itself.
17. too sad to read/look wrote:
this is so horrific!! that baby! nebach ! bde.
18. wondering wrote:
where is the baby now?
which hospital???
19. jewish dude wrote:
This is very evil may hasem have Mersey on those who did this terrible crime. I will say kaddish for these frumme yidden who were victims of a apparent hate crime. Were is the police? Eating donuts, or drink a beer in a bar? Who knows?
20. shlomo, as always with bad english wrote:
BD’E
21. Out of Town Shliach wrote:
Where are the police camera’s?
22. disappointed wrote:
Boruch Dayan Haemes unfortunately it seems truer & truer everyday! only the good die young while the pieces of garbage tyrants etc. seem to stick around forever why?????????????????
23. anon wrote:
the baby is a boy
24. not any more wrote:
Sadly and tragically the infant passes away
how much more heartbreaking does this have to get??