10:40PM EST Monday: [UPDATES & PHOTO LINK BELOW] Hundreds of volunteers are searching the streets of Boro Park, Monday night, for a 9-year-old child who never returned home from day camp.
Boro Park Shomrim, Hatzolah, Shomrim from Flatbush and Williamsburg, Chaveirim, and the NYPD, are all looking for the missing child, who has not been seen since 5:00PM.
The tzibur is requested to daven for Yehudah Ben Ita Esther for his safe return home.
UPDATE 7:00AM (Tuesday): Unfortunately, the child has not been found. Thousands of people searched the streets of Boro Pak all night long, but have come up empty-handed.
Shomrim are looking for volunteers to help Tuesdy morning. If you are available to assist, please proceed to the Shomrim Command Center on 15th Avenue and 57th Street.
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32 Responses
Please Daven for him. Please say at least one Kapitel. Beg Hashem that he should return home safely!
why is no description given?
Hashem Yerachem
#2 – If you click on the link there is a description and a picture — I’ve copied the description here:
“He responds to the name “Leiby”. He was wearing black sneakers, navy pants, grey and white blue striped shirt, and has light brown hair, and has black glasses.”
Copied from BOROPARKSCOOP.COM:
9-year-old Leiby Kletzky. He responds to the name “Leiby”.
He was wearing black sneakers, navy pants, grey and white blue striped shirt, and has light brown hair, and has black glasses.
He was last seen on 12th Avenue and 44th Street at approximately 5:00PM.
The tzibur is requested to daven for Yehudah Ben Ita Esther for his safe return home.
If you have any information, please call Shomrim at 718-871-6666.
The missing youngster, who answers to the name Leibby, has light brown hair, black glasses and was wearing a grey and light blue striped shirt, navy pants, black sneakers, a blue knapsack bearing the words “Nechmod Day Camp” at the time of his disappearance. Surveillance cameras from nearby businesses show the boy walking up 13th Avenue to 50th Street but there is no footage of Leibby after that point.
did anyone check the stores or banks that are opened late or all night, could be he hid behind something there to shelter himself from the night.
Are there any updates?
I’m here still searching hopefully we find him !
People in WB, Crown Heights & Flatbush, even Manhattan, should be on the lookout too. It may be he traveled to another frum neighborhood & somehow got lost. Keep your eyes open as you go about your business. And pray.
Has anyone checked out the missionaries who are operating in our neighborhood?
” Surveillance cameras from nearby businesses show the boy walking up 13th Avenue to 50th Street . . . ” If this information is true (it is in neither this article nor the BPScoop one linked), perhaps we should contact the MTA and the private van services that run up 50th Street.
13th and 50th is a bus stop. If he wanted to go a few blocks, he could have gotten on a wrong bus and/or gotten disoriented (or fallen asleep).
WHY IS THERE NO AMBER ALERT?
Its doubtful that a kid would get onto a bus…
Can they add details like height, weight, eye color to the description? It doesn’t seem as though his clothes were distinctive so more details would help.
It doesn’t even tell us if he was wearing long sleeves or short, button down or polo.
1. The BP scoop link has a picture. You can see what he is wearing.
Stop complaining and get to BP and join the search I’m on the way from Flatbush now.
WHY IS THERE NO PICTURE OF THE KID?
Why no k-9 dogs?
Let’s join to say tehilim –
I will say 1-10 (10) inclusive
We as Yidden all feel for one another. Yet, when you know someone it hurts even harder. Leiby is a very cute a most polite boy. Frequenting the building often to visit a homebound person, if he’s in around he will politely open the door, hold the elevator and help in any way he can.
Reward Should Be Offered and Posters Should Be Put Up For The General Population!!
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/zechus-for-leiby-kletsky
they should show a picture of the shirt he was wearing
TEHILLIM ON YWN FOR ZECHUS:
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/sefer-tehillim-zechus-for-leiby-kletsky
why hasn’t NYPD been contacted, why no amber alert!! Why no media coverage !!
what are people trying to hide about the circumstances of this missing boy
Moderators Note: There are dozens of detectives combing the streets…..Law enforcement must confirm that an abduction has taken place for an Amber Alert to be issued.
How about taking some tehillim: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/sefer-tehillim-zechus-for-leiby-kletsky
It’s truly amazing watching the link of how klal yisroel is joining together. Mi Keamchcha Yisroel!!! In this zechus may Yehuda b’ Ita Esther be found safe and sound bekoriv!!!!
Perhaps the LOST posters should be printed in Spanish as well.There are many Spanish speaking only people in our community who are working in many of our institutions,stores,homes,etc.
I qould love to join athe search but they only take men but waz at a chasuna last nite wen i got the email adndwe all said tehilim in middle of mitzvah tanz may we hear besoros tovos in the next few min
Why is he referred to as “Leiby” – a Jewish name if his Yiddishe name is Yehuda. Is it only “Yehuda b. Ita Esther”? Is anyone sure this is the correct name to daven for?
I suspect G-d knows whom we mean when we say Tehillim. As Tzirel says, all men should join in the search. If you think someone else will do it, think of the “someone elses” who have been searching all day in the heat & need some rest. Time for new eyes.