BANGKOK, Thailand — Several Israelis were found among the dead following the Sept. 16 crash of a Thai airliner on the country's island resort of Phuket, according to Rabbi Nehemia Wilhelm, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand. Two others, Vladimir and Isabelle Frielichman, were located among the injured by Rabbi Aaron Solomon, who manages the Chabad House in Phuket.
Eight Israelis Still Missing After Thai Air Disaster, Bodies Waiting to be Identified
BANGKOK, Thailand — Several Israelis were found among the dead following the Sept. 16 crash of a Thai airliner on the country’s island resort of Phuket, according to Rabbi Nehemia Wilhelm, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand. Two others, Vladimir and Isabelle Frielichman, were located among the injured by Rabbi Aaron Solomon, who manages the Chabad House in Phuket.
According to Nechama Dina Wilhelm, who co-directs Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand with her husband, the two Israelis who are alive “were saved by miracles,” emerging from the charred remains of the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft with only moderate injuries.
She said that at least two of the missing were among the 1,200 who showed up for Rosh Hashanah services and meals last week.
Flight 269, operated by Orient Thai Airways subsidiary One-Two-Go Airlines and carrying 123 passengers and five crew members, originated in Bangkok and attempted a landing in driving wind and rain. It broke apart on impact before skidding off the runway.
