Aharon Skamorovsky, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor, was rescued with his wife from Kiev by ZAKA volunteers and arrived at a medical site set up by ZAKA and Chabad Moldova.
Upon arrival, a doctor in the compound noticed that he was suffering from a serious heart attack and evacuated him to a local hospital. Aaron was hospitalized in critical condition, and after two weeks in which the doctors fought for his life, last Saturday night, he passed away.
Nachman Dickstein, Deputy Commander of the ZAKA Ukraine, who manages the medical center in Chisinau, Moldova: “It hurts. It was such a difficult rescue, but we managed to save him and his wife from Kiev under the shelling.
As soon as he arrived at the medical center, a doctor at the scene diagnosed a serious heart attack and sent him to the hospital.
For the past two weeks, we have been bringing to him specialist local doctors who have treated him with great devotion, surrounded by his family.
Unfortunately, on Friday night, his condition deteriorated and his heart stopped beating.
In the coming days, we will arrange all the documents and approvals with the Foreign Ministry and bring his body to rest in Israel.”
ZAKA Search And Rescue has set up a mission to evacuate the wounded from Ukraine. This is the lifeline for cities such as Mariupol, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson.
It begins with an emergency escort entering the Ukraine – the only organization sending in medical personnel in the line of fire.
Once brought to safety, with the assistance and contribution of Chabad Moldova triage centers have been set up to treat them until they can be transported to their next destination. Once ready for transport, they are transported to Israel or other countries for further care.
Avi Hayat volunteer for ZAKA in Moldova: “Our Medical Center treats dozens of wounded, elderly, Holocaust survivors and toddlers we rescued from the Ukraine.
We experience very exciting moments here, just on the eve of the last holiday, a minute before sunset the sun, Tatiana, a 99-year-old Holocaust survivor, asked us to light candles in honor of the holiday.
We were privileged to stand next to her in the exciting moment, we cried when she blessed the blessings, including a blessing that we lived after many years of not being able to light candles in honor of a good day.
During the holiday, Leonid, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor from Kharkov, arrived at the ZAKA – Cahabd Medical center. Leonid was rescued in a very complex ZAKA operation that lasted more than 20 hours.
When he arrived at the compound he was unable to eat. He said he did not put regular food in it for several weeks in which he was left alone in his house sick and confined to bed, at the mercy of the neighbors who came in from time to time to bring him some food.
From the moment he arrived we sat in his room, giving him a feeling of home and medical assistance. During Shabbos, he began to eat and share with us his moving stories about his childhood in the Holocaust and the many miracles he experienced during his life. ”
