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Two Siblings Drown in Michigan Lake During Family Vacation in Indiana
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Aug 5, 2026
What happened
Hannah Malka Zweig, 21, and her brother Yosef Yehuda, 18, drowned after their boat capsized on Lake Michigan during a family vacation in South Bend, Indiana. Despite rescue efforts, both siblings died, leaving their family and local Jewish community devastated.
- 01Two siblings, Hannah Malka (21) and Yosef Yehuda Zweig (18), drowned in Lake Michigan near South Bend, Indiana.
- 02Their boat capsized during a family boating trip on Monday, prompting a lengthy rescue operation.
- 03Both were hospitalized at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital but died despite medical efforts.
- 04They were children of Yehoshua and Hadassah Zweig and grandchildren of Rabbi Yochanan Zweig.
- 05Rabbi Zweig founded the Talmudic University of Florida and a yeshiva in Miami Beach.
- 06The tragedy has deeply affected their family and the local Jewish community.
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