Hundreds Attend Funeral of Esti Weinstein
Former Gerrer Hassid Esti Weinstein who took her own life after years of estrangement from her family was laid to rest today (Tuesday) in the Yarkon Cemetery in central Israel.
Family Court: Esti Weinstein Will Be Given Secular Burial
Tel Aviv Family Court ruled this afternoon (Monday) that Esti Weinstein, a mother of 7 who left the Gerrer Hassidic community and religious observance several years ago, will be given a secular Jewish burial as per her request in her will.
Before Suicide, Esti Weinstein Penned Book About Her Ordeals In Ultra-Orthodox World
A formerly ultra-Orthodox woman who was found dead in her car on Sunday after apparently taking her own life days earlier, had written a short autobiography describing the rigors of living within the Gur Hasidic sect and the pain she felt when her daughters cut ties with her over her choice to give up religion.
Search For Mother of 7 Esti Weinstein Ends In Tragedy
Despite efforts by members of Zaka, Israeli police, and thousands of volunteers, the search for a missing mother of seven ended in tragedy on Sunday.
Because Not All Stories Have Happy Endings
The Jewish community is once again plunged into mourning, grieving the loss of a young woman from our community who died tragically this week.
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Wife Devorah Tries To Commit Suicide
Rescue forces were dispatched on Wednesday night to the Ashdod home of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, the head of the Shuvu Yisrael sect who is currently in jail for corruption, after his wife Rabbanit Devorah Pinto was found unconscious and in serious condition.
450 of 452 Suicide Attacks In 2015 Were By Muslim Extremists, Study Shows
There were fewer suicide attacks worldwide in 2015 than 2014, “only” 452 as compared with 592, according to a new report by an Israeli research team.
Duma Detainee ‘Tried To Commit Suicide’
Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) abuse of the suspects in the Duma arson case was so cruel that one suspect attempted to commit suicide, it was revealed during a court hearing Sunday.
Investigation Into The Faked Murder of Joe Gliniewicz Expected To Snare Others
The investigation into the suicide of a suburban Illinois police officer may have shone a light on a ring of corruption that could lead to many more arrests, according to officials in Fox Lake, where Joe Gliniewicz staged his own death to look like a murder as authorities were unraveling his long-running embezzlement of a…
Sara Mayer Was Forced To Marry Her First Cousin
The Hasidic woman who committed suicide four months after her sister also killed herself suffered years of depression following her forced marriage to a first cousin, a family insider told The Post on Monday.