ZAK head in Spain managed to prevent at the last minute the body of an 88-year-old Jew who died in Corona • Bursting "Hope not to pass a law"
Corona patients in Spain // Photo: AFP
Last Friday, the ZAKA International Hotline received a report on an 88-year-old Jew from Spain's Jewish community who died after falling ill with Cubid 19, and authorities are seeking to burn his body. After much efforts by ZAKA, members of the Kadisha Society and Israel's Consul in Spain, the Jew was brought to burial Sunday.
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Rabbi Meir Shimon Bar Chen, chief rabbi of Barcelona who also serves as ZAKA Spain commander, says: "I received a call from one of the members of the Jewish community here in Barcelona, on a phone he received from the Spanish authorities informing him that his 88-year-old father, who was hospitalized after being infected In the Corona virus, he died. We also updated him that the guidelines were to burn the bodies. We immediately began efforts with the authorities, and we also engaged the Israeli consul in the matter, and indeed the authorities responded to the request for the prevention of the cremation, and for a Jewish burial. "
"On Sunday we reached the Society of Kadisha, all ZAKA volunteers, and at a limited funeral of only four people, we buried the Jew in the grave of Israel as a religion and in the Jewish cemetery in Barcelona for a rest. I spoke to the Chief Rabbi about the issue of cremation, we pray we will not come For the state to make a law to burn all the bodies because of the burden of hospital fatalities, stay home and save your life. "
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The rabbi added, describing the atmosphere of fear in Spain following the spread of the virus: "The situation here in Spain is very difficult. We do not leave the homes and listen to the instructions and instructions of the law authorities. I'm not leaving the house myself either. We pray three prayers a day via Skype over the phone. It is a time of trouble for Jacob, the plague is all over the world and must not be underestimated. I appeal to you, our Israelite brothers in the Land of Israel - stay in your home, the Torah warns us 'and you are very saved for your souls'. The situation here is very dangerous and not simple. "
