Flatbush, NY – A serious accident on Ocean Ave has claimed the life of one man.
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FDNY, NYPD and Hatzolah were all responding to Ocean Avenue between Avenue’s O & P to extricate the patient from being trapped inside the vehicle.
Hatzolah transported the 51-year-old patient to Lutheran Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, Chesed Shell Emes handling the scene.
BDE.
Nebach I knew him well he lived on 55 st in bp bh the wife got out alive she is in stable con
bdh. So many terrible tragities happening very day. Moshiach has to come already. who is it?
Can anyone post the name? BDE
Mr. Leon (Luzer) Reich A”H
The man’s name was chaim elozer reich. He leaves behind 5 children and 6 Grandchildren. He was a truly wonderful man.
BD”E.
His name was Rabbi Chaim Elazar Reich. He was a tremendous anav and a great person.
such a nice person
What a wonderfull person I spent hours talking to him what a smart and nice human being he was always with a smile he surely will be missed may he be a meilitz yosher for klal yisroel
Reb. Luzar. Davind mincah. At. M m c .evry day. A real edeleir. Yid. Zicro. Burech .
Levah will be sunday 130 pm in shromi hachmos ft ham and 43 st
ברוך דיין האמת.הוא היה מומחה גדול בכת”י ובספרים ישנים ממש אין כדוגמתו.פעליו בתחום היו עצומים. אין מי שיעמוד בידיעותיו המדהימות ומקיפות. אבידה גדולה לעם ישראל.
I will remember you Leo.
How did the accident happen? Please post
He helped a tzibruchene family , taking the kids to yeshiva every sunday. It looks like hashem likes the good ones next to him.Please, hashem, make this the last korban for this year.
The lvayah will be
130 in shori hacomes on ft hamilton and 42 st.
Was he any relative to family Reich from manchester UK
Did he learn in Mir ny?
I used to buy by him seforim years ago
But didn’t see him for many years
Did he leave small kids at home or did he marry them off
did he daven in beth yisroel
He learned in mir in flatbush. He still has kids at home. His brothers are rabbi reich of rimanov in boro park, and a brother who wrote a number of seforim, a perush on mishnayos, rashi, and a chronological history of the jewish people.
I was at the accident site. It did happen while making a u turn. But the driver of the SUV most have been doing at least 50 MPH or prob more. U gotta be careful on the roads nowdays.
He was an expert on out-of-print ancient seforim and the history of the authors, which he re-printed in limited editions. Must have an otzer of hundreds/thousands of such seforim. A braniac. A mild soft spoken eidele mensch. What a tragic loss.
He was recently written up in long MISHPACHA magazine article. Could someone please post the article.
There are not many people like that, he was an Avedoh she’ein loh temurah. He was a walking encyclopedia who took along with him a tremendous amount of knowledge he had gleaned from laboring over seforim never reprinted for hundreds of years. What he knew, very few know or will ever know as he was irreplaceable. He was a smart and good man with a very good heart who did a lot of chesed. He was liked by his entire block on 55 Street where he was always mishtatef like a good neighbor. On behalf of all 55th street residents and all his friends we moan his passing. Yehi zichroi boruch.
It wasn’t mentioned so I will; he also leaves a brother, the rosh hakolel of the Toronto kolel.