Small Plane Crashes into Jewish Cemetery

By Matis Glenn

Beth Moses Cemetery (google maps)

A small plane crashed into Beth Moses cemetery Shabbos afternoon, according to police.

Two people, the pilot and a passenger, suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital after the crash, which happened at around 1:50PM.

The cemetery has a large frum section, which include the kevarim of several rabbonim. It is not known at this time if any kevarim were damaged.

The New York Post reported that the cemetery is located close to Republic Airport, in East Farmingdale, which services small planes.

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