Michigan – A day trip to Michigan’s Makinac Island ended in tragedy for a 73 year old Chicago man and three of his grandchildren this afternoon.
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Moshe Menora, of Skokie, IL an experienced pilot, and Chief Executive of Tri-United Management in Chicago, was taking four visiting Israeli grandchildren from Beit Shemesh on a day trip when his plane malfunctioned and crashed after refueling in St. Ignace, Michigan.
VIN News has confirmed that Menora and his three granddaughters, Rikki Menora, 17, Racheli Menora, 15 and Sara Klein, 17, all died in the crash.
13 year old Yossi Menora was ejected from the plane when it split in half upon impact and suffered serious burns. He is at a downstate burn unit, where he is currently undergoing surgery. His father, who was doing business in Florida at the time of the crash is en route to Chicago.
Airport officials say the plane was taking off just after 5:10 p.m. when it crashed 100 feet off the end of the runway and immediately burst into flames.
Southbound lanes of I-75 at exit 348 were shut down for several hours while crews cleaned-up the crash.
Moshe Menora is survived by his wife Sema, his son Sholom and his daughters Miriam Schreiber and Kelly Klein.
The Menora family has asked the public to please daven for Netanel Yosef ben Simcha Sima.
Please be Mispallel for Nesanel Yosef ben Simcha Sima.
Oy. The nine days.
this is yidden from Chicago
al aiyleh ani bocheea. may all of us find comfort and know no more pain.
המקום ינחם
The Misaskim organization is heavily involved in this incident, working closely with the NTSB and local authorities to ensure proper Kavos Haniftar is given. Additionally, they are in contact with the Israeli Consulate, and the ZAKA Organization in Eretz Yisroel.
amzing misaskim & zaka ,always there when rah”cl in need
Golus will desolve thru teshuva and ahavas yisroel
the children are from Israel they came to visit their grandparents for the summer
how devastating. Please Hashem! So many broken hearts! We can’t anymore. The bitter golus must end!
Zaida was 72 years old
how many families were the kids from?
Chesed shell emes is on seen and reb berish frilech and rabbi gluck working hard for the koved hanifturem be mispallel they should be matzliach .
Boruch Dayan haemes.
what a fine person what a shame always the best go first hamakom yinachem eschem
Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes!
“Sham yashavnu, gam bachinu…”
May K’lal Yisrael know of no such sorrow any more.
Please say Tehillim for Netanel Yosef b’ Simcha Sima.
People have already signed on for perakim 1-60, as of 10:30 PM.
BDE. May Hashem comfort the all those who are affected by this terrible tragedy, may they know no more pain and suffering, oy vey we need de ge’ile shelyme.
How tragic that so many of our greatest philantropists have been taken from us in tragic circumstances recently:
Dunner
Saba
Obstfeld
Menora
(Rubashkin)
This is definitely a strong signal from above. I just someone would tell us what the signal means.
Refuah Shelama and Boruch Dayan Emes.
BDE. Both him and his children were involved in K’lal work in Chicago for many years, and he gave much Tzedaka. Hamokom Y’nachem B’soch Shaar Avlei Tzion V’Yerushalayim
Let us all be rachmanim bnei rachmanim love and help your fellow jew even and especially when hes down because the wheels do turn hamukem yenaichem eschem refuah shleima
I’ve read about this horrible accident on a few sites tonigt and not one person has correct information….
My shver is head of the chevra kadisha in Chicago. The boy is in a hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The bodies are going to a coroner in Grand Rapids, Michigan to be identified through medical records.
Neither Misaskim or Zaka is at the scene, police will not let anyone near the bodies yet. My shver and husband will probably be making the drive up there as soon as they can take the bodies.
Boruch Dayan Ha’Emes. What a terrible tragedy! May Netanel Yosef Ben Simcha Sima have a Refuah Shleimah Bekorov. I will say 61-70, and may there be no more tzaar in klal yisroel.
There are no words. I will say 71-80. Come on people, let’s finish up the whole thing. Who else will say some?
I will take 81-90. May the boy have a refua sheleima and may the mishpacha have a nechama
I will say 81-90
Think Ahavas chinam in your mind for another jew.Make sholom with people ur fighted.PLEASE PLEASE.only Ahavas Chinam can save us
I’ll say 90 -95 next person start from 96
60 Perakim to go. Who else is in?
I will say 91-100 Refuah Shelama
I will say 101-110
I will say 91-100
Misaskim is working with the local Chabad Rabbis Yosef & Hendel Weingarten to have someone there when the Niftarim come to Grand Rapids 2am.
Chabad of Ann Arbor Rabbi Alter Goldstein and some community mambers are at the Hospital now with some family friends for camp in South Haven Michigan,
Nesanel Yosef transferred in to the burn unit from ER.
Please say Tehillim for Nesanel Yosef ben Simcha Sima.
I will say 111-120, bli neder.
I’m saying 119; may Netanel Yosef ben Simcha Sima have a complete and speedy recovery.
i will say 121-130
i’ll say 141-150
i’ll finish off the book
141 – 150
i will say tehillim 141-150, may he have a complete refuah.
140 – 150
Wow! I’m really impressed from the אהבת חנם that you guys have to a fellow jew. Although I don’t remember when I last opened a Tehillim, I will take one now and say Perakim 140-150!
BDE I will say 141-150. Please Hashem, send Moshiach now and please take us all out of this bitter golus
Makes me want to cry………..
We need to work on finding a tikun for hate amoung our own people. There is too much hate, divorce and jelousy in our communities.We need to find peace and resolution and put inflated egos aside. Let’s build the third Bais Hamikdosh through Love and Reconcilation!
I’m so moved the way you all took upon yourselves to say Tehillim one after the other..
Wish Ahavat Chinam went with such alacrity in other areas as well. Kol Hakavod.
Levayos are TENTATIVELY scheduled for 7:00 PM at Congregation Or Torah on Dempster in Skokie.
Is That Gary Schriebers Dather In Law?
Lets start a 2nd round of tehillim. I’ll take 1-10.
What a horrible, terrible tragedy, to lose all of these youngster and generations of Yidden that they would have produced.
This is not the first time a small plane flown by Yidden has crashed. Perhaps in the future these flights should be avoided to save other lives.