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Ortho Group Worked on Hudson Crash Scene

Misaskim shows up whenever Jewish bodies are involved
By Marissa Brostoff | 4:00 PM Aug 11, 2009

The National Transportation Safety Board requested the services of Misaskim, an ultra-Orthodox organization that tries to ensure that Jewish victims of disasters and violent crimes are buried in accordance with religious law, after the air crash over the Hudson River last weekend, which killed five people on a tourist helicopter and three on a private ...