ZAKA international brigade completes mission to rescue Jewish cemetery in Iasi, Romania

After a week of intensive work, ZAKA's international brigade has concluded its mission to rescue the Jewish cemetery in Iasi, Romania. The team recovered human remains and tombstone fragments from a 50-dunam area that had been expropriated from the cemetery decades ago, working with Romanian authorities and archaeologists. ZAKA CEO Zvi Hassid called the operation 'almost without parallel in the world.'

ZAKA's international brigade, a specialized unit for humanitarian and recovery missions, has completed a week-long operation in Iasi, Romania, to rescue the Jewish cemetery there. The team worked on a 50-dunam site that had been expropriated from the cemetery decades ago, recovering human remains, skeletons, and tombstone fragments. The operation was conducted in full cooperation with Romanian authorities, including the Iasi district prosecutor and forensic experts. ZAKA CEO Zvi Hassid emphasized the mission's uniqueness, stating it combined professionalism, operational experience, human sensitivity, and halachic decision-making. The mission is part of ZAKA's broader international work; as The Zioneer has reported, previous missions included earthquake response in Venezuela and other global disaster zones.

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