Yehuda Meshi-Zahav says many ultra-Orthodox are fighting virus, but a worrying number refuse and won’t reconsider even as death toll rises and hatred of community spreads
Kalman Labovitz
Israel President Rivlin Encouraging ZAKA to Continue “Don’t Leave them Behind” Campaign
President of Israel Reuven (Rubi) Rivlin announced that employees at the President’s Residence will take part in the ZAKA “Don’t Leave them Behind” initiative, by making regular phone calls to check on the health and wellbeing of elderly people and those living alone....
Jewish Year 5780 (2019-2020) in Review
Another year has come and gone and it’s time to say farewell to the Jewish year 5780. This past year was certainly not a simple year for anyone, especially not for emergency units such as ZAKA. While businesses and organizations around the world have taken enormous...
Women in Deir Al Asad learn basic life-saving in first-of-its-kind course
Women in the Lower Galilee town of Deir Al Asad were recently trained in the basics of lifesaving by ZAKA volunteers, in a first-of-its-kind joint initiative between ZAKA’s Eshet Lapidot and the Deir Al Asad local council. This, in order to give the women of the...
75 years after the mass shooting of Jews into the River Danube, Budapest, ZAKA divers attempt to retrieve their bones for burial
Nearly 75 years after tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews were shot into the River Danube in Budapest in 1944, ZAKA Search and Rescue divers are about to begin searching the river in an attempt to retrieve their bones for a full Jewish burial. This, after three years...
Cornerstone laid for ZAKA World Headquarters in Jerusalem
A festive ceremony took place yesterday (April 22) in Jerusalem to lay the cornerstone of the ZAKA World Headquarters, which will provide the volunteer search and rescue organization with a purpose-built headquarters that will serve as the nerve center for ZAKA’s...
ZAKA expands its activities in France
Against the background of increasing anti-Semitic attacks in France and the ever-growing threat of Islamic terrorism in Europe, ZAKA has recently expanded its activities in France. During a recent visit to Paris, ZAKA Chairman Yehuda Meshi-Zahav met with Joel Mergui,...
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