About 300 mourners gathered at the playground of P.S. 230 on McDonald Avenue at Albemarle Road in Kensington at 8:30 p.m.
Also participating were NYS Assemblyman Dov Hiknd, NYS Sen. Eric Adams, and NYC Councilman Brad Lander who led the vigil by explaining to the crowd the Hebrew meaning of Kadish.
Watch below video from the event. Credit SHiaHD, Hershey Rubinstein/Dee Voch