The Orthodox mayor of Lakewood arranged the establishment of a GoFundMe page to defray the funeral costs; many of the donors were from the township's large Orthodox community.
Police are investigating the incident, in which play equipment in this heavily haredi Orthodox township was spray-painted with swastikas and anti-Semitic messages.
In yet another example of tensions between the Lakewood area’s growing haredi Orthodox population and non-Orthodox residents, several non-Jewish residents at a private housing complex are speaking out about its new swimming pool policies.