At the news conference U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith (R., Ocean), the mayor of Lakewood, a New York assemblyman, and a New Jersey Assemblyman from the area made similar pleas. Most of the speakers voiced concern that Sofer, who was studying Torah at a Jerusalem yeshiva, might have been abducted by members of the radical Palestinian group Hamas or other enemies of the Israeli state.
Sofer, who wears glasses and has a closely cropped red beard, had gone walking Friday with a friend in a woods in Jerusalem. As they climbed down a steep embankment they became separated, and the friend was unable to locate Sofer after hours of searching, according to Israeli news accounts. About 6 p.m. he notified police, who launched a massive manhunt that included helicopters, search dogs, and hundreds of volunteers.
The steps of Lakewood town hall were crowded with men of all ages dressed in black trousers, white shirts, yarmulkes and the black fedoras often worn by haredi, or ultra orthodox Jews, who make up a substantial part of this Ocean County township's population. Many in the crowd said afterward that they did not personally know Aaron Sofer, but came to the news conference in a show of support. Sofer's parents flew to Israel on Sunday to join in the search.
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Last Footage seen of Aaron Sofer Taking the Light Rail to Hike in Jerusalem Forest.
Full Press Conference Lakewood for Missing Aaron Sofer
Full Press Conference Lakewood for Missing Aaron Sofer
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