Yosef Gottlieb, owner of Gottlieb’s Restaurant in Williamsburg, passed away Thursday, hours ahead of a scheduled visit by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, according to a social media post from the headquarters of the Hasidic Satmar sect.
“We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of R’Shalom Yosef Gottlieb OBM (75) owner of the beloved Gottlieb’s Restaurant in Williamsburg. Funeral details at our Shul to follow Please note that the @realdonaldtrump visit to Gottlieb’s is canceled #RIP,” the post on X read.
The news of Gottlieb's death was first reported by the Yeshiva World News.
A man who picked up the phone at Gottlieb’s this morning, who said he worked with the family, said the death “was a real tragedy, we weren’t ready for that at all… he was a great guy, he came in every day.”
He said Gottlieb’s will be closed for seven days as the family sits shiva, a week-long mourning period in Judaism.
Gottlieb’s is a staple in Williamsburg’s Hasidic community, and has been serving chicken liver, pastrami sandwiches, goulash and other Kosher dishes to locals and tourists since 1962.
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