72-year-old Rabbi Yosef Neumann was attacked by a machete gunman, wounded in the head and entered into a coma • Anti-Semitic attack took place at Chanukah party

72-year-old Rabbi Yosef Neumann, who was fatally wounded in the stabbing attack that took place in New York City in December, died of his wounds during the night between Sunday and Sunday. Recall, the anti-Semitic stabbing event took place during the traditional inauguration party of Rabbi Haim Leibish Rotenberg ("The Admiral of Kosson") on December 28, when 37-year-old Thomas Grafton came in armed with a machete and began a deadly stabbing campaign that ended in the injury of Five people, including Rabbi Yosef Neumann.

"Valid with machete." A stabbing event against ultra-Orthodox Jews in Monsey Township in New York State

During January, about a week after the stabbing incident, Neumann's family members said at a tearful press conference that a miracle might be needed to wake up from his coma. "We hope he will wake up to a changed world, with unity and love for everyone," said his home Nikki Cohen. "As a family, we all believe God has a plan, but doctors don't have high expectations about it. Even if it arises, he may never be able to walk or talk or even understand speech. The prognosis is not good," she added regretfully.

As mentioned, Neumann, who was hospitalized just over three months ago, after suffering a serious head injury because the knife had penetrated his skull and caused brain damage, died of his wounds tonight.

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Rabbi Israel Kahan, a member of the well-known Jewish community in Muncie and among the first to be called to the event, tweeted on the Twitter network, saying: "Sadly, we are grieving the passing of Joseph Newman at the age of 72, who succumbed to injuries sustained during the #EvasionDecoration in Muncie, while celebrating Chanukah on December 28. Remember tenderly. "

With great sadness we mourn the passing of Josef Neuman at the age of 72, who succumbed to injuries sustained during the #MonseyStabbing while celebrating Chanukah on December 28th.



May his memory be a blessing pic.twitter.com/5Ui0Ph7uCG

- Rabbi Yisroel Kahan (@ykahan) March 30, 2020

Just a few hours after the stabbing attack, police assisted with information from one of the attendees who fueled the stabbing and was able to record the license plate number, which led to the arrest of Grafton Thomas, 37, charged with attempted murder, and a federal indictment In hate crimes. Authorities who believed in the investigation reported that Grafton's house contained diaries and drawings containing antisemitic drawings and captions. On one page of a diary discovered in his apartment is a Star of David, with a swastika and captions that say "Nazi culture" and "Adolf Hitler".