"The Brooklyn home of a rabbi accused of being a pedophile was engulfed in flames early on Thursday in what police suspect was an arson attack.
Nearly 200 first responders raced to the four-alarm fire that raged at the home on East 17th Street in Midwood. The flames decimated Rabbi Jonathan Max’s home and spread to two neighboring houses. Thirteen people, including a newborn baby, were injured. Authorities said none of the injuries were life-threatening, but 12 people were taken to the hospital, including nine civilians, two firefighters, and an EMS medic.
According to New York Post, investigators found evidence of arson, including surveillance video from a nearby home that shows a person pouring a liquid around a car parked by Max’s home.
According to the Daily News, authorities quickly identified a suspect – Menachem Karelefsky – a Pittsburgh resident, who also goes by the name “Matthew,” and who has held a grudge against Max, a teacher at the Chaim Berlin Yeshiva, whom he accused of being a pedophile."
https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/06...used-of-being-a-pedophile-torched-13-injured/
"The Pittsburgh resident, who also goes by Matthew, posted on his LinkedIn profile that Max, a teacher at the Chaim Berlin Yeshiva, molested him in the yeshiva’s dormitory...
Whether Karelefsky in fact had any contact with the rabbi — or what the nature of that contact was — is unclear. There do not appear to be any other public accusations of sexual misconduct against Max. Karelefsky has repeated his allegations on various Orthodox blogs.
The rabbi’s son told the Daily News that Karelefsky was “a psychopath.”"
Brooklyn rabbi's house burns down in suspected arson, 13 injured - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Nearly 200 first responders raced to the four-alarm fire that raged at the home on East 17th Street in Midwood. The flames decimated Rabbi Jonathan Max’s home and spread to two neighboring houses. Thirteen people, including a newborn baby, were injured. Authorities said none of the injuries were life-threatening, but 12 people were taken to the hospital, including nine civilians, two firefighters, and an EMS medic.
According to New York Post, investigators found evidence of arson, including surveillance video from a nearby home that shows a person pouring a liquid around a car parked by Max’s home.
According to the Daily News, authorities quickly identified a suspect – Menachem Karelefsky – a Pittsburgh resident, who also goes by the name “Matthew,” and who has held a grudge against Max, a teacher at the Chaim Berlin Yeshiva, whom he accused of being a pedophile."
https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/06...used-of-being-a-pedophile-torched-13-injured/
"The Pittsburgh resident, who also goes by Matthew, posted on his LinkedIn profile that Max, a teacher at the Chaim Berlin Yeshiva, molested him in the yeshiva’s dormitory...
Whether Karelefsky in fact had any contact with the rabbi — or what the nature of that contact was — is unclear. There do not appear to be any other public accusations of sexual misconduct against Max. Karelefsky has repeated his allegations on various Orthodox blogs.
The rabbi’s son told the Daily News that Karelefsky was “a psychopath.”"
Brooklyn rabbi's house burns down in suspected arson, 13 injured - Jewish Telegraphic Agency