Samuel Sandler, father and grandfather of three Mohammed Merah victims, dies | EUROtoday
IHe was the daddy of Jonathan and the grandfather of Gabriel and Arieh. All three had been killed in March 2012 by terrorist Mohammed Merah in entrance of the Ozar-Hatorah faculty in Toulouse. This Friday, January 12, the president of the Consistory of France, Élie Korchia, introduced the demise of Samuel Sandler on the age of 77. He “worked tirelessly to keep the memory of his son and grandsons alive,” he recalled in a message posted on X (previously Twitter) Friday morning.
According to Elie Korchia, who was additionally Samuel Sandler’s lawyer, the latter died following a coronary heart assault. In his message, the president of the Consistory of France greets a “Mensch”. A Jewish praise that highlights an individual who will be counted on to behave with honor and integrity.
I realized with infinite unhappiness of the demise of my pal Samuel Sandler,
— Elie Korchia (@ElieKorchia) January 12, 2024
who was a Mensch and labored tirelessly to maintain alive the reminiscence of his son Jonathan and his grandsons Arié and Gabriel, victims of Islamist terrorism.
May his reminiscence be blessed. pic.twitter.com/pigmkDg6T0
The Renaissance MP for Yvelines, Karl Olive, praised “a symbol of resilience and dignity”, in a message posted on the X community. “Having accompanied him over the last twelve years, I can affirm that Samy died of sorrow,” mentioned the president of the United Jewish Social Fund, Ariel Goldmann.
A life “under anesthesia, like a ghost” since March 2012
In March 2022, throughout a tribute to the victims of jihadist assaults in France, he moved by indicating that he had lived “under anesthesia” and “like a ghost” since “this carnage” of March 2012. Since the horrible terrorist assault by Mohammed Merah , killed by the Raid after a siege lasting a number of dozen hours, Samuel Sandler spoke in faculties to boost consciousness amongst younger individuals.
During his life, Samuel Sandler served as president of the Jewish neighborhood of Versailles. On X, the present prefect of Yvelines paid tribute to the reminiscence of the septuagenarian. One of his predecessors, Julien Charles, expressed his “emotion” after the announcement of the demise of Samuel Sandler, nonetheless on X.
In entrance of the Ozar-Hatorah faculty, on March 19, 2012, Mohammed Merah murdered Jonathan, Gabriel (6 years outdated) and Arieh (3 years outdated) solely as a result of they had been Jewish. In whole, throughout his complete murderous journey, the terrorist had killed seven individuals earlier than being shot useless throughout the Raid’s assault on his condominium on March 22.
https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/samuel-sandler-le-pere-et-grand-pere-de-trois-victimes-de-mohammed-merah-est-mort-12-01-2024-2549578_23.php#xtor=RSS-221