Four Golden Minutes: An Israeli Terrorism Response Team Volunteer Speaks of Suicide Bombings
Monday, 10 Mar 2003 at 12:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
ZAKA Rescue and Recovery was founded in Israel in 1995 to ensure that people who die unnatural deaths, either in terrorist attacks or other forms of tragedy, are identified and buried according to Jewish tradition. Still headquartered in Israel, ZAKA has offices worldwide and provide emergency first aid, assist in rescue efforts, recover and identify attack victims - regardless of race or creed - to ensure they receive a proper burial, and inform the victims' next of kin. Yaakov Uri developed the idea of putting paramedics on motorcycles, so these units can get to the suicide bombing scene within four minutes. ZAKA helped with the Columbia recovery, the September 11 recovery, and was named the Volunteer Organization of the year 2001 by the United Nations.
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