Recording emerges of Sassoon kids singing ‘Cry no more’

A recording has emerged of the seven Jewish siblings who were killed in a devastating New York house fire last weekend, in which they sing a song about Jerusalem called, “Cry no more.”

The 14-year-old daughter who survived the blaze, Siporah, is also heard on the recording, made only two weeks before the tragic deaths.

The song, written by Orthodox singer Yaakov Shwekey, expresses hope that Jerusalem will “shine once more” in a messianic age, and will transcend contemporary violence, terror, and hatred.

“Now the time has come, everyone must stand together,
And be strong forever more,” the children sing. “Young and helpless children, illness and confusion, Please no more.”

The family did not have time to transfer the recording to a CD, a member of their community told the New York Post.

The fire has shattered the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn. Investigators believe it was caused when a hot plate, left on for the Jewish Sabbath, malfunctioned, setting off flames that incinerated the stairs of their home, trapping the children in their second-floor bedrooms as they slept.

The blaze killed three girls and four boys. The mother and a daughter — Gayle Sassoon and 14-year-old Siporah Sassoon — remain in critical condition.

The victims — Ya’akov, 5; Sarah, 6; Moshe, 8; Yehoshua, 10; Rivkah, 11; David, 12, and Elian, 16 — were all buried in Jerusalem.

Israeli media said the family lived in Jerusalem before moving to New York two years ago.

— Times of Israel staff and AP contributed to this report.