Arson Suspect May Have Been Abused Which May Have Been Impetus for Fire

Midwood arson suspect had tattoo reminder to kill rabbi

 

A Pennsylvania man with a vendetta against a Midwood rabbi was accused in court Sunday night of setting fire to the man’s home in order to kill him — and burning down two other houses in the process.

Matthew Karelefsky was charged with arson and attempted murder for starting the fire on Rabbi Jonathan Max’s porch on Thursday around 4 a.m. The raging fire sent 13 people to Maimonides Medical Center and New York Community Hospital, including one who was critically injured.

Karelefsky has a tattoo on his arm that reads, “Never let go of the HATRED — KILL Rabbi Max YEMACH SHMO,” according to a criminal complaint filed in Brooklyn Criminal Court. Yemach shmo means “may his name be erased,” in Hebrew.

Karelefsky hated the rabbi, and posted about it on social media, according to prosecutors. In court Sunday night, the defendant smiled widely as a judge ordered him held without bail, according to the New York Post.

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SHOCKING: The suspect that authorities are looking at in regards to the home set ablaze in this morning, allegedly has this tattooed on his arm

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The fire started at 1492 E. 17th St. between Avenue N and Avenue O, and quickly moved to the houses on either side, according to FDNY. Firefighters worked for three hours to put out the three-alarm blaze.

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Yeshiva Burning, Swastikas Painted – Barely any Coverage by Major Reports – Dancing on a Crime Scene – Anti-Semitism or Arson?

POST PITTSBURGH, AN ANTI-SEMITIC BURNING OF A YESHIVA SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED BROAD MEDIA COVERAGE AND OUTRAGE! DANCING AND CRICKETS…

Dear LostMessiah Readers:

There is something very wrong with the fire at Yeshiva Deah Yoreh on Monday, January 28, 2019 at approximately 5:38pm. Why was there no major coverage post-Pittsburgh. 

The Yeshiva, which actually is called Yeshiva Yoreh Deah (a rose by another name) and sits in a house on a property of about 100 acres, with a barn burned, though not completely, to ground and apparently several swastikas had been painted. It is unclear whether those painted were post-fire or pre-fire. But, if they were post-fire someone stood around and watched the Yeshiva burn. Why would someone stand around waiting for the burning and then paint swastikas or alternatively paint multiple swastikas, thereby spending lots of time on the property, and then set fire to it?

The whole think seems awry… actually… really quite suspicious.

The rabbi, Rabbi Lankry, was thankfully (b”h) not at home. But he, along Barry Weber, a famous wedding singer and well received concert signer are together in the video at the Yeshiva, seemingly celebrating. This makes absolutely no sense.

If you are a regular to this blog, you know that we see breaks in patterns, inconsistencies,  There is a pattern and practice of over-publicizing claims of anti-Semitism.  A Swastika, heaven forbid an anti-Semitic symbol and utterance of hate to be painted on a Yeshiva and not be covered by major press and Jewish organizations simply makes no sense.

Dov Hikind spoke on Wednesday night at Maimonedes Hospital in honor of Rabbi Tenenbaum’s third Yartzeit (the anniversary of his death) and not a single mention of this latest attack on Judaism and its tenets was raised in that speech. But he did speak of anti-Semitism. Perhaps there’s more to this then meets the eye? We think so. He must have known about the fire. News in that community spreads like wildfire and probably burned faster than the yeshiva. And yet… Crickets.

WHY IS THERE NO MAJOR COVERAGE OF  JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IF THIS FIRE WAS INDEED AN INTENTIONAL HATE CRIME?

I reiterate the question: If this fire was anti-Semitism, why is there NO COVERAGE by the major organizations within the Jewish community? The ADL has not covered it. VosIzNeis has not covered it. No other Jewish communities have covered it.

AND WHY ARE THEY DANCING ON A CRIME SCENE?

See below what little coverage the fire received.

Upstate New York yeshiva set on fire and painted with swastikas

Incident being treated as a hate crime, state police say

Screenshot from a video posted to Facebook reportedly showing a swastika painted on a yeshiva in upstate New York. (Facebook screenshot)

JTA — A yeshiva located in upstate New York was set on fire and swastikas were spray painted on the building.

The incident at the Yeshiva Deah Yoreh, located on a former farm in White Sulphur Springs, occurred on January 28, but was first reported by the Rockland/Westchester Journal News on Wednesday afternoon.

Two barns on the property of the yeshiva, which combines education and farming, were damaged and numerous swastikas were painted on the walls.

The incident is being treated as a hate crime, state police spokesman Steven Nevel told the Journal News.

 

WATCH: Anti-Semites burn down New York yeshiva, paint swastikas

A Jewish institution near Monsey, New York called Yeshiva Yoreh Deah was set ablaze and vandalized with swastikas, leaving a charred mess in its wake.

Upstate New York yeshiva set on fire

Barns on Yeshiva Deah Yoreh set on fire, swastikas painted on yeshiva walls in White Sulphur Springs, New York.

A yeshiva located in upstate New York was set on fire and swastikas were spray painted on the building.

The incident at the Yeshiva Deah Yoreh, located on a former farm in White Sulphur Springs occurred on January 28, but was first reported by the Rockland/Westchester Journal News on Wednesday afternoon.

Two barns on the property of the yeshiva, which combines education and farming, were damaged and numerous swastikas were painted on the walls.

The incident is being treated as a hate crime, state police spokesman Steven Nevel told the Journal News.