Category Archives: Press
“We Are Here To Help; Today Is no Different”
Early one Friday afternoon in the middle of February, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Netanel Moyal was preparing for Shabbat in his hometown of Ashdod, when he was suddenly alerted to a motor vehicle accident involving a truck and a motorcycle … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Accident, Ashdod, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, motor vehicle accident, motorcycle, United Hatzalah
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New Pesach Haggadah Just Released from United Hatzalah Chairman Mark Gerson
We are delighted to announce that Mark Gerson, our great friend and the co-founder and Chairman of United Hatzalah, has just published a book on the Haggadah: The Telling: How Judaism’s Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life. This book, … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, Book, EMS, Israel, Jewish, Mark Gerson, Passover, Pesach, The Telling, United Hatzalah
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A Burning Passion To Help
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Sophie Donio who works and lives in the southern city Eilat, rescued an older woman on Sunday after the woman lost control of her mobility scooter and crashed on a major thoroughfare in the city. The … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles, Women Volunteers
Tagged Accident, dentures, Eilat, EMS, EMT, first responder, Rescue, Sophie Donio, United Hatzalah
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The Strangest Life Saving CPR I’ve Ever Encountered
On Monday morning, just after 10:00 a.m. a woman in her 80s slipped in the shower and lost consciousness in her home on Sokolov Street in Ramat Gan. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avi Wilman was out shopping with his wife … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, bath, bathtub, CPR, defibrillator, EMS, Fall, first responder, First Response, Israel, slip, United Hatzalah, wife, Woman
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A Purim Miracle – “It Feels Like I Won The Lottery”
On Friday afternoon, just after 1:00 p.m., a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest in his own furniture store in the industrial section of Holon. The man collapsed on the floor and worried onlookers called emergency services for … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Cardiac Arrest, CPR, EMS, first responder, Hoiday, Holon, Israel, Miracle, Purim, United Hatzalah
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United Hatzalah Dedicates Day Of Lifesaving In Memory of Danielle Sonnenfeld On Anniversary of Her Death
More than 6,000 volunteers of United Hatzalah provide emergency medical care to thousands of people across Israel ahead of the arrival of ambulances. Today, Thursday, February 25th, all of the lifesaving activities of the organization and its volunteers are being … Continue reading
United Hatzalah To Suspend Indefinitely All Unvaccinated Volunteers
In a move that some may see as controversial, United Hatzalah Founder and President Eli Beer has instructed the chapter heads of all regions in Israel, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian, both secular and religious, to make sure that all of … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Press
Tagged Coron, Coronavirus, Covid-19, EMS, First Responders, United Hatzalah, vaccine
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National Project For Vaccinating All Holocaust Survivors in Israel Opens
On Sunday morning, the Claims Conference initiated a new project in partnership with United Hatzalah that will orchestrate a national operation with the goal of making sure that all 20,000 homebound Holocaust survivors living in Israel are able to go … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, COVID-19, Press
Tagged Claims Conference, Coronavirus, Covid-19, elderly, Holocaust survivors, homebound, Israel, United Hatzalah, vaccine
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Stepping Up To Save A Life When No One Else Is Around
On Shabbat morning, just after 10 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Farkash was walking to synagogue in the town Ma’ale Hever when he was alerted to a nearby medical emergency. Avraham’s communications device notified him of the address, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Cardiac Arrest, CPR, EMS, EMT, Judea, Ma'aleh Hever, neighbor, Rescue, Shabbat, Shabbos, United Hatzalah
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