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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, May 30, 2023
At least one arrested for disturbances at Edelstein funeral in Bnei Brak
Thousands attend the funeral of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein in Bnei Brak, on May 30, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
Police detain at least one person at the funeral of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein.
The detention is over disturbances at the Bnei Brak funeral of the leader of the so-called Litvak stream within Ashkenazi Haredi Jewry, which at least 100,000 of his followers are attending.
Several dozen people flanked the main procession to the cemetery in an attempt to stand near the grave when the body of the rabbi, who died Tuesday at the age of 100, is placed there for burial. Police deemed the move dangerous amid the enormous crowds gathered along the route.
