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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Virus victim named as Bnei Brak rabbi, a father of 14
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe 48-year-old virus victim who succumbed overnight is identified as Rabbi Chaim Aharon Torchin, the head of the “Or Yitzhak” yeshiva in Bnei Brak.
Torchin is survived by his wife and 14 children.
הרב חיים אהרן טורצ'ין, תושב בני ברק בן 48 שחלה לפני שלושה שבועות בקורונה, נפטר הלילה בבית החולים איכילוב בת"א. טורצ'ין היה ללא מחלות רקע, הותיר אחריו אישה ו- 14 ילדים. יהי זכרו ברוך. @ynetalerts pic.twitter.com/MtqjcbGRKG
— איתי בלומנטל ???????? Itay Blumental (@ItayBlumental) April 21, 2020
The Ichilov Hospital where he died stressed that Torchin had no underlying illnesses.
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