''Tribune Disaster' in Karlin: Event Organizers and Council Employees Are Being Investigated

May 19, 2021   

The Tel Aviv District Fraud Division summoned officials from the Givat Ze'ev local council and the organizers of the Karlin Hasidic event for questioning this morning (Wednesday) on suspicion of causing death through negligence. What are your chances of winning a duplex? And why is your dream closer than ever? What do you say about white chocolate with cookie crumbs? And what about a tasty snack? According to a report by Eli Senior on the Ynet website, between five and eight suspects were brought to the police station and a decision will be made later on whether to bring them before a judge or release them under restrictive conditions. According to the report, a little more than 48 hours after the disaster and after receiving teams from the court, police detectives raided the offices of the local council in Givat Ze'ev and collected various documents from the local planning and building committee, as well as documents from council meetings. The police effort is now focused on trying to find out why, despite all the warnings received even before the celebrations, no one stopped the event in the building. The collapse of the grandstand in the new 'Heichal Tishim' of the Karlin Courtyard in Givat Ze'ev occurred just before the start of Shavuot. The disaster killed the boy Meir Glauberman, 13, and the priest Mordechai Rubinstein, 23. About 220 people were injured to varying degrees, about 10 of them seriously.