The pandemic strikes: A Hasid from Ashkelon was infected in the synagogue and died of coronavirus at the age of 52

September 28, 2020   

Baruch Dayan, the truth teller:  Rabbi Moshe Chaim Turgeman, a 52-year-old Chabad follower from the Chabad community in Ashkelon, died on Yom Kippur Eve after contracting the coronavirus. According to a member of the Chabad community, Rabbi Moshe Chaim contracted the disease in the synagogue, along with many members of the community. Rabbi Moshe Chaim was approached by Chabad about 30 years ago by the chief emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in the city, Rabbi Mendel Lieberman. "He was a very dear Jew. He brightened the face of every person and did a lot to help others," says one member of the community in Ashkelon with sorrow. He left behind six children and grandchildren. His funeral will take place tonight - Motzaei Yom Kippur at 11:00 PM, at the new cemetery in the Givat Zion neighborhood in Ashkelon.