Monthly Archives: February 2023

Ten Kavod Beit Shemesh – The story of Ralph Milavsky and Tal Moskowitz

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Elias Romano

Ralph Milavsky was born on February 13th, 1947, in Stockholm, Sweden. He grew up with his cousins and learned to play the piano in his childhood, though he was not particularly fond of it. As a teenage boy, Ralph was … Continue reading →

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Minutes Before Shabbat, Rehovot Child Suffers Cardiac Arrest And Is Saved By Pair of EMTs

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Elias Romano

Just minutes before Shabbat came in last Friday, a family called for help when their 7-year-old daughter suddenly collapsed after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest in Rehovot. United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Golan Levi and Yair Biezuner received the proximity alert … Continue reading →

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Looking Back on Our Time In Turkey

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Elias Romano

By Yossi Cohen We were walking into the unknown, unaware of the destruction that awaited us out there amongst the rubble. Without knowing our fate, we banded together with the vision of saving lives clear in our minds.  Our journey … Continue reading →

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Ten Kavod Emek HaHula – The Story of Itamar Tiferet and an Elderly Man He Visits Weekly

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Elias Romano

Itamar Tiferet is a military boarding school student that started volunteering at the United Hatzalah Ten Kavod program, following in his mother’s footsteps. His mother, Vickey Tiferet, is the Ten Kavod Emek Hahola’s coordinator. Itamar recently found out about an … Continue reading →

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EMT Saves Coworker at Concrete Factory in Northern Israel

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Thursday morning, a 50-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest in the middle of her shift at a concrete factory in Migdal Tefen in Northern Israel. Worried staff alerted their coworkers who then called EMS for help. Anan Merey, a … Continue reading →

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Ten Kavod Maalot – The Story of Elishema Oren and Yaakov Maarek

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Elias Romano

Yaakov Maarek was born on November 14th, 1942 in Tunis City, Tunisia to a family with 4 children, including him. When Yaakov was two days old, his family escaped Tunis and fled to Algeria’s border due to the Nazi invasion … Continue reading →

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By Land, By Sea, and Now… By Air: United Hatzalah inaugurates air medical unit with 3 medevac helicopters

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Elias Romano

United Hatzalah of Israel inaugurated today its air medical unit (medevac) comprised of three helicopters and 30 flight paramedics. The unit will provide immediate air medical assistance in the north, center, and south of Israel. The helicopters, which are operated … Continue reading →

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Newlywed Couple Among First Responders At Jerusalem Car-Ramming Attack On Friday

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Elias Romano

It was an otherwise peaceful Friday in Jerusalem, a young couple, Dovi and Batya Widawsky, who had gotten married only two days prior, were getting ready for Shabbat when the day was brutally interrupted as a terrorist rammed a car … Continue reading →

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Dr. Itai Basel recounts the dramatic rescue of a young woman in Turkey

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Elias Romano

By: Dr. Itai Basel Last night in the middle of the night, I was woken up by an emergency request to provide medical treatment for a young woman who the Israeli Search and Rescue team managed to pull out of … Continue reading →

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As Winter Surge Overwhelms Emergency Rooms, Ted Arison Family Foundation Helps Emergency Room Relief Project

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Elias Romano

As winter continues to bring a surge of patients to already overcrowded emergency rooms around the world, and specifically in Israel, one foundation is helping to facilitate a viable long-term solution to the congestion and strain that is being placed … Continue reading →

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