Cruel violence: drop out youths hit Avrech with stone on head

Harsh violence in Beit Shemesh: on Shabbos night avreichim who were on their way to the Hareidi suburb to take part in a Tish of the chassidishe Rav, Harav Hatzadik R' Elimelech (Meilech) Bidderman – were attacked by drop out youths. One of the avreichim was injured and evacuated for treatment in "Terem" (emergency clinic).

From information which reached Behadrey Haredim it seems that the group, which numbered about five youths, lurked on Ma'apilei Egoz street, close to the Hareidi suburb in Beit Shemesh, for passers by, and hit innocent avreichim. Some of them managed to escape and by miracle got away with slight scratches. But one of the avreichim was badly hit by the youths, and needed medical treatment.

In the documentation, which is brought here for the first time, S.K., a 35 year old avreich who belongs to the Chassidei Yerushalayim community, is seen injured in his head. S.K. made his way from his home in Ramat Beit Shemesh towards the Beis Midrash of chassidus Toldos Avrohom Yitzchak, where the Tisch took place.

In a talk with Behadrey Hareidim, he recollects: "Close to 1:30 am, I was on my way to the Tish. Suddenly, a boy attacked me and hit me with a large stone a few times. The rest of his friends hid a little further from the scene of the incident, and only after I almost lost my consciousness, another avreich who passed by came to my help and managed to cause the attacker to flee".

"I really felt I was going to collapse. Neighbors helped me, and I was evacuated by a Hatzala ambulance to Terem".

At "Terem" he received first medical aid which included external and internal stitches on his head. "Until now I suffer of bad dizziness, stomach aches and nausea". According to him, earlier on the boys attacked other passers-by. "An avreich got hit by them, he managed to escape and by miracle he only got light scratches on his head".

In the next hours, he intends to place a complaint at the police. "I managed to identify one of the boys in the gang".

To his claim, there a few possible reasons for this attack: "Either it's out of hatred, or out of boredom, or because of the enticement in the secular media, which raged here about a year ago". At the end of his words he quotes one of Gedolei Yisroel who said: "If only we could be hareidim as much as the secular hate us".

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