Michael Mizrahi Z”L, who was killed during a shooting incident Monday in Montreal, Canada, will be buried tonight (Thursday) at the cemetery in Migdal HaEmek, Israel. The funeral procession is expected to begin at 10:30 p.m. After the funeral, the family will begin sitting shiva at their home.
1+Mizrahi Z”L, an Israeli who lived in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood, was shot to death during a shooting incident at a supermarket near his home. According to details of the case, police forces were operating at the scene against suspects, and during the exchange of fire, Mizrahi Z”L was mistakenly identified by a female officer as involved in the incident—a misidentification that led to the fatal shooting.
Moishy Blech, a ZAKA volunteer from the international unit and a Montreal resident who was at the scene, described the difficult incident: “Long hours of uncertainty. I went around with the deceased’s son at the scene and among the various authorities to understand what was happening and help in any way possible.”
After official confirmation of the death of the Jewish Montreal resident was received, ZAKA’s international unit began working with local authorities to release his body and bring him for burial in Israel.
1+The Jewish community in Montreal reacted with shock to the incident. Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Cohen, the Rebbe’s emissary and director of the Chabad house in the neighborhood, said Mizrahi was a familiar figure in the community and regularly visited the Chabad house. “This is a dear Jew from Israel who moved to live in the neighborhood. This is a difficult loss for all of us,” the rabbi said.