Brooklyn, NY – The 11-year-old boy who was struck by an auto on 49th Street and 15th Avenue on May 13 2009, has passed away.
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The child, Pinchas Zanger, who was a Talmud at Bobver Yeshiva in Borough Park was darted out from between two parked cars when the black Audi slammed into him, since than has been in serious condition and never regained conscious.
Chased Shell Emes are working with the Medical Examiners office and assisting the family with all technicalities at this tragic accident.
The levay’a will be held tonight in Front of Bobov at 1533 48 at 9:30 PM
Nebech
BD”E
Such a tragidy. Hopefully people will now realize & teach adults and children that 1) it is dangerous to speed down residential streets and ) that there are crossing signs and what they are there for – our own safety.
Burich Dayan HuEmes
What a tragedy.
But, don’t blame the driver that quickly. This precious child did run out between cars. It is almost impossible to avoid hitting someone who does that.
I feel awful for the boy, for his family and friends, as well as for that poor driver. He will have to live with this on his heart for the rest of his life.
Yes, we need to teach our kids safety rules.
But we should not jump to blame. Maybe his parents DID a good job to teach him, but this time he, nebech did not listen.
and…. remember, even at 25mph, if a kid runs out from between parked cars, there is little a driver can do.
I shed tears for all of them, child, family, and driver.
Boruch Dayan HaEmes. May the family not know of anymore pain.
BDE. Terrible tragedy.
yes thier should not be any machlokes between chasides its not the first tradgedy
In Boro Park April, May and most of June are very dangerous for street driving. Children coming from winter, with ‘cabin fever’ roam the streets and many of us are feeling the sap of spring and race to make lights etc. .
Please all lets slow down 8mph or more… it is not that important to wherever we are going. The parents of this child, and the ‘bully’ who chased him into the street, will forever be scarrred. Hashem Yerachem.
BD”E. If only this could be a catalyst to bring peace…. V’hameivin Yovin. May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and may they only know of good and happiness for the rest of their lives.
BARUCH DAIN HAEMES ITS SUCH A SAD TRAGEDY AND ITS VERY IMPORTANT TO INFORCE ALL OUR CHILDREN TO CROSS CAREFULLY AND NOT TO PLAY IN THE STREET MAY THE FAMILY OF THIS NESHAMALA BE COMFORTED
I was riding Down 45th Street Near New Utrecht Avenue last Sunday and a kid (9 years old) ran into the gutter right in front of me. Luckily I was going slow, because of traffic, and baruch hashem was able to stop, with a screeching halt, in time. All the kid do was give me a stunned look! How Dare You Ruin My Game of Catch!!!
Where are these parents! Why do they let such children play in the street.
My heart tears when I hear such news. I personally know the family.
Let’s remind ourselves when the malach didn’t want to take his job of bringing the plucking some amongs us, Hashem promised him’Don’t worry – noone will ever blame you, they’ll always have something else to blame………..
If you feel safety is to blame, work on that
If you feel machlokes is to blame, work on that………
BUT
don’t blame that!
The Malach Hamaves plucked this pure innocent neshama………….
It is time for us pay attention to the song I was taught in 3rd grade –
CHANGE YOURSELF AND YOU WILL CHANGE THE WORLD!
Oy….the pain is great. I cannot even fathom what the family is going through now.
Satmar Man said it very well. There isn’t anything to add.
Nebech! Was by the levaye such bechiuos I never heard such a strong person as this father he spoke as if he was by his sons bar mitzvah he thanked hashem for giving him his son for 11 years we all have to undertake something to get better at .
i am devistated by this tragedy. i saw little pinchus nearly every shabbos where the father is a bal kor’e. such a nice & wonderful family. the boy was a very brite smart nice & quiet kid. seeing his 11 year old classmates breaking down & weeping uncontrollably
the levaya was very heard to see.may his wonderful family see no more pain.
the bobov rebbe of 45 st came to the levaya
in this time of morning it doesn’t make adiffrence
we need shalom
Bullying has to be stopped in this community. Too many parents are neglecting their responsibilities when it comes to disciplining a bully child. It’s easier to ignore it.
Remember that children who bully other children have mental issues that need to be dealt with immediately. If it’s not dealt with on time it has to be dealt with at a later date and usually with much worse consequences.
Parents, we know that you feel overwhelmed. However, your children are your responsibility. Do your job.
what a tzar
tonight when the bobov rebbe
of 48 is making Chasuna
came this levaya infrobt
of bobov
hashem your the only one that can bring sholom to klal israel
osey sholom bemromov
hoo yase sholom oleinu
val kol yisroel
this boy was a “heilke neshuma” the father and the mather where shlucheim for 11 years and trust me hashem send good shlucheim, there is no one to blime. ניסתורות דרכי השם” may hashem be menachemthe thr preants and great parents meshpochus Zanger Goldman Blum vlo yishma od shever begvuleichm
This is really not a time to blame anyone this is a time for teshuvah!!
It should be manditory to wear a reflector belt at night. Many dress in dark clothing, Its very difficult to see someone crossing especially at the corners. Drivers slow down and pedestrians you may have the right of way but assume the driver coming towards you may not see you.
Even at such a tragic time those who choose to judge will find fault and reason to judge and those who have rachmanus in their souls will choose to show rachmanus!
Drivers cannot see kids who dart out between cars
Drivers can only go as slow as the car behind it will allow remember Boro Park? honk, honk, beep, beep!
The reason kids play mostly near the streets is because Boro Park is built up so much to the hilt that there is no room for kids! There are no parks, no front yards, no play yards, no areas for the kids to run and play, ride a bike, play ball or be kids. And backyards are a thing of the past. if someone has a patch of grass three bushes and a few plants for Pat and Ralph to manage that is considered a manicured lawn.
Yes its true kids feel like they are breaking free from winter and everyone needs to be aware that there are kids on the streets. We also need to be aware that in general kids come first.
Teach children from day one to cross at the corner.
Retrain yourselves to be courteous drivers:
let the other guy in
dont cut people off
dont double park
dont triple park
dont block other people’s driveways
have patience
understand you are not the only person on the road
One thing I had experienced in BP that i am going to share as an example because it is something of the worst nature that we all have to consider and work on. On Erev Shabbos on the narrow streets of Boro Park, a car stops and a man starts to unload his wife and children, clothes, carriages, pack-n-play, hatboxes, sheitel boxes, etc, while holding up an entire line up to the end of the block of traffic. Everyone is beeping him and he is pointing to his watch that it is erev shabbos. Well what he refused to understand was that it was also erev shabbos for ALL the yiddin backed up waiting to pass and get home to wherever that was. AND two car spots ahead was open where he could have stopped to unload.
This while some claim is not typical, is still very common along with all the judgment and blame. The “me” first, holier than thou, frumer than frum, i know better, attitude has to stop.
Children are the korbonos for our aveiros. So lets take a good chesbon hanefesh and make a tikun in our own attitudes. There are a lot of issues we speak about here that need correction lets leave this thread to be a place of promise and positive change l’zecher nishmos this innocent nishoma and not use this as a place to blame the driver, the other child, the other child’s parents or anyone else.
Maybe we can all get together, all sects and find a piece of property with grass and trees that can be dedicated l’zecher nismas Pinchas where kids can have a safe place away from traffic to run and play and just be kids.
Not gona help the boy rest in peace if he knows that people are blaming reb bentzion or the kid just do tsuvah!!!
What does tshuva have to do with mothers risking the lives of their kids by crossing 13 ave in the middle of the block, against the light, pushing a stroller and walking with 3 little ones. Saying all is up to Kashem is a way of absolving yourself of any responsibility. Ain somchin al hanais
May Hashem Yisborach help this family!
Boruch Dayan Emes.
bottom line,anyone driving on local city streets over 20mph,is a murderer,a rotzeach,
period
BOBOVER RAV (Reb Bentzion) went to the Levayah in middle of the Chasina??
reb yank yosef halberstam was maspid a 15 year old girl in the morning and an 11year old boy at night
what pain
I am from out of town and I rarely go to Boro Park. I was just there yesterday for a simcha, and I have to say that I absolutely can’t stand the place. It is crowded, everyone double parks, driving there is horrendous. I thank Hashem every time I don’t run someone over, the way people just cross the streets in front of cars.
its time for the 2 sides to make peace over this…
I was at the levaya and it was so sad….a pure child, with such potential lost…
it was ironic….there is a laeyayah outside and people going to a bobever chasinah…
it was also the yartzit of the great great grand father of the boy who was a kodosh
there has to be a new attitude..
there is enough room for 10 bobever rebbes..
there is nothing wrong with, bli ayen hora, so many chasidem that they have a closer connection with their rebbe..
in general, there should be a tzavha like a constitution so there is never a situation like this in the future…and a bes din, to take care of any future disagreements…or maybe even a vote based on numbers (with a mechanisms that does not allow cheating)..
they should never leave things and assume things will work out…
we should all learn from this and be mekayim, vahevta l’reacha kmichoa….
and it mean everybody….
there is absolutely no room for hate and no room for us to make ant exception to this rule!!