Married father-of-two Robert Kaye, pictured, was found dead in Manchester days after his deli was accused of having non-Kosher meat on the premises by Jewish religious leaders
A deli owner was found dead after being caught up in a scandal over the supply of non-Kosher meat to the Jewish Community.
Married father-of-two Robert Kaye was the owner of Liverpool's only Kosher supplier, Roseman's Deli, in Childwall, Liverpool. He died in Manchester early yesterday.
His death comes days after Roseman's and his other business, Prestwich-based Gough's Deli, were accused of breaching Kashrut, a set of Jewish dietary laws governing the sale of Kosher produce.
Roseman's is understood to supply major Jewish organisations in Liverpool including King David's School, Stapely Jewish Care Home and Rex Cohen Court Supported Accomodation.
Community figures in Liverpool reacted with shock and sadness to the news today.
Howard Winik, chairman of the Merseyside Jewish Representatives Council, told the Liverpool Echo: 'It is with extreme sadness that we heard today of the tragic circumstances of Mr Kaye's death.
'The circumstances are very tragic and we send our condolences and very best wishes to his wife and two children.'
A letter from the Liverpool Kashrut Commission (LKC), which regulates Jewish dietary laws in the city, stated: 'The LKC would like to express its condolences to the family of Mr Robert Kaye upon his sad passing.
'We wish his family a long life and no further sorrow.'
Tributes from friends and family of Mr Kaye poured in on Facebook.
Vanessa Kuhillow posted: 'No words, so so sorry. He was a lovely man....no one deserves to go through such devastation and a tragic like loss of life. I hope he rests in peace.'
Simone Pinkus said: 'Such a gorgeous, gorgeous genuine guy who did anything for anyone! RIP Rob so so sad.'
The tragedy appears to have followed the decision of Manchester's Beth Din, an organisation which regulates Jewish religious laws in the city's large Jewish Community, to remove Gough's licence to sell Kosher meat.
Mr Kaye owned the popular Roseman's Deli in Childwall, Liverpool which supplied Kosher products for several Jewish organisations in the Merseyside area
The Liverpool Echo understands that the
