The deaths of two childhood friends in Hurricane Sandy has touched the lives of many in New York’s Jewish community.
Over 300 people attended the funeral of Jessica Streich-Kest, 24, and Jacob Vogelman, 23, who were killed by a falling tree as the storm hit New York on October 29.
At the time of the accident, Vogelman, a student at Brooklyn College campus, had been on one of his regular walks with Streich-Kest, whose father was ill with cancer and would call him for company and support.
Jacob’s father, Lawrence, a civil rights lawyer, said: “The words that kept being repeated at the funeral were that he was incredibly kind. He died the way he lived, taking care of others.”
