The Forest Hills community is grieving Rachel Nisanov, the 14-year-old daughter of an area rabbi, who was killed in a jet ski accident Aug. 12.
The family of Rabbi Shlomo Nisanov, who runs Kew Gardens’ Kehilat Sephardim Food Pantry, was on vacation in Fort Lauderdale to celebrate Rachel’s eighth-grade graduation when the watercraft, driven by her 16-year-old sister Aviva, crashed into a dock, according to several published news reports. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the accident, which the agency said occurred in the Intracoastal Waterway.
Both victims were taken to the hospital for treatment, the FWC said, but Rachel died from her injuries. Several reports say Aviva was in critical condition and underwent surgery that night…