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Category Archives: Coexistence
Doing Everything I Can to Help
Just before 3:00 a.m. on Monday morning, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shadi Shawar, who lives in the largely Muslim neighborhood of Beit Hanina and works as a manager in customer service in a supermarket, was just finishing his shift when … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Checkpoint, CPR, defibrillator, emergency medical service, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jerusalem, Muslim, Qalandiya, United Hatzalah
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Beit Shemesh Mayor Thanks United Hatzalah Following Successful Mass Casualty Incident Drill
On Wednesday night, United Hatzalah of Israel held a mass-casualty-incident drill that simulated a bridge collapsing on Highway 38. The drill took place at the National Police Academy in the industrial section of Beit Shemesh. Participating in the drill together … Continue reading
Muslim and Jewish EMTs Join Together To Save a Life In Pisgat Zeev
On Sunday night just before midnight, a couple from the Pisgat Zeev neighborhood in Jerusalem was about to go to sleep when the husband suddenly started hearing his wife’s breathing become erratic. He tried to get her to sit up … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambulance, Coexistence, CPR, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish, Muslim, Pisgat Zeev, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Vacationing Charedi Woman Joins Local Secular Man In Car Accident Rescue
On Wednesday morning, just before 11 a.m., Rebecca Yom Tov, a Jerusalemite who volunteers as an EMT in United Hatzalah’s specialized women’s unit, was sitting down with her husband for breakfast in a small town in the Gilboa region. The … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged Afula, Car Accident, Charedi, EMS, EMT, Gan Ner, Gilboa, Israel, Rescue, secular, United Hatzalah, Women's Unit
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Knowing What To Do On Shabbat
On a recent Shabbat at the end of May, a two-year-old girl was suffering from a suspected respiratory emergency at her home on HaShophet Haim Cohen Street in Jerusalem. United Hatzalah physician responder Dr. Aviram Zeiler left his synagogue and … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Doctor, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jerusalem, Jew, Muslim, Shabbat, Shabbos, Shul, Synagogue, United Hatzalah
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“Untraditional Party Crashers” – Performing CPR And Saving A Life At A Wedding
On Monday night at 11:24 p.m., a couple was celebrating their wedding in Modi’in Illit when the groom’s grandfather suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed in the middle of the hall. On that same street, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Neoray Ben … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, EMS, EMT, First Responders, grandfather, Groom, party crashers, United Hatzalah, wedding
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Jewish Factory Manager Saves The Life Of An Electrocuted Arab Worker
Ehud Yardeni lives in Kiryat Gat and works as a section manager at a factory that makes juices in the nearby Kibbutz with the same name, Kibbutz Gat. In addition to his regular job, Ehud volunteers as a United Hatzalah … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Coexistence, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Gat, Jewish, Kibbutz, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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Muslim Man Saves His Neighbor’s Life Just Before Friday Prayers
On Friday, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Muhammad Aliyan was at his home in the Beit Safafa neighborhood of Jerusalem preparing to go to noon prayers when the emergency application on his phone alerted him to a medical emergency occurring in … Continue reading
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Tagged Coexistence, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jewish, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein Recognize Present United Hatzalah With Commendation For Their Efforts In Eradicating The Coronavirus
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein awarded United Hatzalah with a certificate of commendation for the organization’s efforts combating the coronavirus. The award was presented to the United Hatzalah CEO Eli Pollack who received the certificate on … Continue reading
Amid the Tensions, Jewish EMTs Perform CPR In East Jerusalem, Save A Muslim Man’s life
Early Sunday morning, Shimon Afgin and Avi Gian, two Jewish volunteer EMTs with United Hatzalah, were on their scheduled ambulance shift in Jerusalem, when they were alerted to a nearby emergency. The location was on A-Sahl Aljadid street, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Coexistence, East Jerusalem, EMS, EMT, Israel, Jewish, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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