The World Zionist Organization and a ZAKA special missions unit exhumed the remains of Simeon Leib and Rebecca Herzl from the Jewish cemetery in Belgrade on Wednesday, after 77 years in foreign soil. WZO chairman Yaakov Hagoel said 'Zion returns its sons to her,' and ZAKA director Tzvi Hassid said they are proud to be partners in the national mission. The remains will be reburied at Mount Herzl next week alongside their grandson, the state's visionary Theodor Herzl.
The World Zionist Organization (WZO) and the ZAKA special missions unit completed the exhumation of Simeon Leib and Rebecca Herzl, the grandparents of Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl, from the Jewish cemetery in Belgrade on Wednesday afternoon. The operation, which took over four years of diplomatic and political work, was led by the WZO. ZAKA director Tzvi Hassid confirmed his unit's involvement. WZO chairman Yaakov Hagoel stated, 'Zion returns its sons to her,' while WZO vice chairman Dr. Yizhar Hess said, 'We have merited to fulfill Herzl's last wish.' The remains will be flown to Israel and reburied at Mount Herzl next week, alongside Theodor Herzl. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, the exhumation mission marked the end of a 77-year period since the grandparents' burial in Belgrade.
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