Nearly 1,000 fill Williamsburg street to mourn Isaac Rosenberg
67-Year-Old Real Estate Developer, Key Presence In W’burg Satmar Community, Drowned in Florida
Nearly 1,000 members of the Satmar Hasidic community filled Hooper Street in Williamsburg on Wednesday to mourn the sudden and shocking death of Isaac Rosenberg, 67, a major real estate investor and developer who was also a key presence in the Williamsburg Satmar community.
Rosenberg had been on vacation in Florida, swimming in the ocean when he apparently, along with four other men, was caught in a rip current. Three of the men were successfully rescued, but Mr. Rosenberg, along with Kiryas Joel diamond merchant Chaim Parnes, drowned.
“It was a shock,” said Roy Stillman, president of Stillman Development. He described Isaac Rosenberg as a close friend and business partner who made major contributions to the Williamsburg community, including the synagogue Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar, where his funeral took place. “It was very humbling,” Stillman went on, “to receive a call like that. We’re reminded of the fragility of life — how it can be gone so quickly.”