‘Wonderful and compassionate’ Brit, 24, killed in stampede at Jewish festival
dailystar.co.ukat a Jewish festival on Friday.He was buried at a funeral in Jerusalem early on Sunday morning, the Manchester Evening News reports.More than 150 people were also injured at the Lag B’Omer festival, near Mount Meron in northern Israel.It is the deadliest civil disaster in Israel’s history.Mr Bergman had been studying in the country, where he lived with his wife Shira, originally from Prestwich.The tragedy unfolded after people became trapped in a crowded passageway at the site.His grieving family has travelled from their home in Kersal to the Israeli capital to sit Shiva with his wife, who he married 18 months ago.Mr Bergman’s funeral took place very quickly after his death, on Sunday morning, as is customary in the Jewish faith.His family.
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