ZAKA
Healing across borders: The story of the Planetherapy NGO
What began as a response to Oct. 7 trauma has grown into a global platform offering thousands of free emotional support sessions.
High Court of Justice blocks autopsies of dead infants from Jerusalem daycare disaster
ZAKA commander Simcha Greiniman on dignity, service, and the human cost of October 7
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Cycling from Auschwitz to form the largest "NEVER AGAIN"
Mother of ZAKA founder and chairman succumbs to coronavirus
Sara Zisl Meshi Zahav, 81, died on Monday.
ZAKA volunteers comfort the bereaved Horgen family
Family members along with the volunteers, took part in the search of the Reihan forest, until the body of the deceased was found.
ZAKA’s Initiative: Facilitating Burial in Israel for Jews Worldwide
Summary: ZAKA has seen a1,200% increase in demand for assistance in facilitating burial in Israel during COVID-19. From averaging 3 or 4 requests per week, ZAKA is now handling 7 per day.
The loneliness of quarantine – even for those surrounded by family
Quarantine means isolation. This is something we must all take very seriously.
ZAKA calls for public vigilance as 121 people found dead alone this year
‘The neighbors told us that after a terrible smell began leaking into the stairwell, they called the police.’
Vietnam to give Israel 100,000 coronavirus face masks
The masks, produced by a local company called PSD, will be delivered to ZAKA volunteers in Israel.
ZAKA trains women from Deir al-Asad in CPR, first aid
The course also gave instruction regarding the coronavirus pandemic, and how to attend to and stymie the spread of infections.
Grapevine: People who are invisible
At a staff meeting, the invisible person may have the best solution for a problem that is under discussion, but is never given the chance to propose it.
ZAKA inaugurates motorcycle in memory of Amit Ben Yigal
"Ben Yigal was an exemplary soldier. All the people of Israel owe him our gratitude. This connection with ZAKA is so fitting."
ZAKA calls on public to stay in contact with elderly and lonely
On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the decaying body of an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor was found in her Beersheba home.
