Panic spread through Monsey and on social media Wednesday morning after messages claimed a newborn named “Malkie” was found with a handwritten Yiddish note begging someone to care for her.
The note reads: “This child is named Malkie. She is Jewish! Please care for her! Us, her parents, didn’t have the ability to do so. Thanks!”
However, Monsey Scoop confirmed the entire story is false. Law enforcement agencies across Rockland County and Hamaspik officials all stated they have no record or investigation of any such incident.
Authorities say the viral post is a complete fabrication and urge the public to verify information before spreading unconfirmed rumors.
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Nice handwriting.
Fund raising attempt? Scam?
Stuff like this spreads like crazy in our community because people are so excited to be the first person to break the news on their group chats. The majority of people never think to verify anything they forward because it came from somebody they trust, and therefore tons of false information gets sent all the time.
Meglichkeit
If I had to guess this was probably a joke made in reaction to the recent story about an abandoned baby in Penn Station.
I’m willing to adopt her. Where do I sign the paperwork?
Oh, you really think it is a fabrication BECAUSE “law enforcement agencies across Rockland County and Hamaspik officials all stated they have no record or investigation of any such incident”? I suppose we never hide things within our community. (Sarcasm).
What is wrong if this gets end around? There is no names involved.
She’s definitely going to be a famous baby.
It happens to be on a Hamaspik branded sticky note?? Hmmm
Let’s tease this out a bit…
There are a plethora of possibilities …here are just a few for thought…
It could be that this story is completely genuine, and Hamaspik feels the need to hide it to protect themselves or others involved for some reason.
It could be this is indeed a practical joke, in which case, shame on all involved. Including those whose general behavior (I.e. comical reaction) created the scene for the perpetrator.
It could also be that this note was written to make a graphic point to someone specific, linda like giving Mussar, for instance by a family member who took the story to heart…maybe the shvigger for Maybe the shvigger thought the daughter in law wasnt caring for her granddaughter properly, so she wrote a CLEAR THOUGHTFULLY WORDED note as if to Hamaspik, surreptitiously stuck to her granddaughter, to send her daughter in law on a guilt trip, and hopefully bath the baby more often and take parenting seriously. Nothing like a message delivered “on person.”
I leave the rest to your imaginations.
At any rate, I wish Malki much brocho vehatzlacha after all this humiliation of which she is Baruch Hashem blissfully unaware of.
Paraphrasing the Satmarer Rebbe, after he was scammed by a lying shnorrer – baruch Hashem, the baby is OK! The parents are not distraught? Wonderful.