President Trump’s scheduled visit to a popular Brooklyn kosher deli was canceled after the owner passed away of a heart attack, the New York Post reports.
“Trump had been expected to stop by Gottlieb’s — a mom-and-pop restaurant known as a staple of Hasidic Williamsburg — before heading to Washington, DC, to speak at a ‘Combatting Antisemitism’ event,” the New York Post reports.
The owner, Shalom Yoseph Gottlieb, was 76.
Gottlieb reportedly had pneumonia earlier this week and later died after experiencing cardiac problems.
BREAKING REPORT: Trump appearance at NYC kosher deli canceled at last minute after owner has Heart Attack.. -NY POST
Former President Donald Trump’s planned visit to a kosher deli in Brooklyn on Thursday was canceled following the sudden de*th of the deli’s owner, who passed… pic.twitter.com/jamgWZxqiD
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) September 19, 2024
From the New York Post:
The soft-spoken deli owner — whose Hungarian-born father, Shlomo Zelka, founded the deli in 1962 after surviving the Holocaust — was known for working “every day” and generously helping poor folks, said Rabbi Moshe Indig, a Jewish community leader.
“Let’s say someone came and told him their mother was sick, had to go to the hospital. He’d say, ‘How many portions do you need? Take it,’” Indig said. “Every Friday before closing he’d take all the leftovers and pack them up and send them to families.”
ADVERTISEMENT“He was a real old-time gentleman,” Indig added. “This is a great loss for the community.”
The restaurateur served up everything from matzo balls to classic knishes while adhering to strict Jewish dietary laws such as keeping meat and dairy products separate.
Trump appearance at NYC kosher deli canceled at last minute after owner dies https://t.co/upf0WUMH7R pic.twitter.com/WmXjz9cPcJ
— New York Post (@nypost) September 19, 2024
Trump visit to Gottlieb’s deli in Williamsburg likely canceled after owner’s sudden death: sources https://t.co/a7hjVqccBX pic.twitter.com/OwGM2QFVRv
— 1010 WINS (@1010WINS) September 19, 2024
“Owner of Gottlieb’s allegedly dies hours ahead of Trump visit Trump was to visit Gottlieb’s Deli in Williamsburg — where he enjoys support among the Hasidic Jewish community,” Taylor Craig wrote.
“An MTA official tells me the appearance has been canceled. Word is the owner had already been sick,” he added.
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Owner of Gottlieb’s allegedly dies hours ahead of Trump visit
Trump was to visit Gottlieb’s Deli in Williamsburg — where he enjoys support among the Hasidic Jewish community.
An MTA official tells me the appearance has been canceled.
Word is the owner had already been sick. pic.twitter.com/Dt9bjfVeb0
— Taylor Craig (@TaylorCraig) September 19, 2024
1010 WINS reports:
Sources tell 1010 WINS that the event with Trump will probably be canceled out of respect for his family.
ADVERTISEMENTReports emerged earlier this week that Trump would make a trip to Gottlieb’s on Thursday, a day after his big rally at the Nassau Coliseum. The former president visited the cryptocurrency-themed bar PubKey in the West Village before the rally on Long Island.
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