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Helping God Inscribe Someone In The Book of Life – A Volunteer EMTs First Hand Account of a CPR Call on The First Night of Rosh Hashanah
My name is Gil Rabi, I’m a professional singer and I live in the city of Holon with my wife and four children. On Friday night, just as the Jewish New Year began, I had an experience that I will … Continue reading
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Finding A Missing Elderly Woman In The Coronavirus Era
Liran Mazkereth is a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT living in Tel Aviv and serving with the Herzliya team. On a recent Wednesday night, United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center was alerted to an 80-year-old woman who was reported missing in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Coronavirus, Covid-19, EMS, EMT, Herzliya, Israel, Missing person, missing woman, Tel Aviv, United Hatzalah
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The Shot That Saved A Woman’s Life
Rabbi Menachem Bakush hails from the town of Adei Ad in the Shilo region. He rides an ambucycle, drives a rescue ATV in the rocky hills of Samaria, and serves as assistant team leader for United Hatzalah’s lifesaving activities in … Continue reading
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Tagged anaphylaxis, Ariel, EMS, EMT, Epipen, Menachem Bakush, Rabbi, Rescue, Samaria, United Hatzalah
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Saving A Life at My Own Son’s Wedding
By Dr. David Kupferberg On Tuesday night, I was dancing at my son’s beautiful wedding. We held the festivities outdoors at the Gush Etzion winery to comply with the Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions that are currently in place in Israel. The … Continue reading
Keep Fit And Save Lives – The Race To Save Lives 5K
From July 12th until August 16th, United Hatzalah of Israel is inviting people from all across the globe to participate in an international race that is taking place in local parks, streets, and even in the comfort of one’s own … Continue reading
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Tagged 5k, Corona, EMTs, exercise, Israel, Race, run, saving lives, United Hatzalah, volunteers, walk
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The Joy That Came From A Baby’s Cry
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Daniel Bokovza had just finished his Shabbat meal with his family when he was alerted by dispatch to a medical emergency. An infant was choking on a street nearby. Immediately, Daniel ran outside to his ambucycle … Continue reading
Saving Eyesight In The Time Of Corona
The Eye Clinic at Soroka Medical Center in Beer Sheva in partnership with United Hatzalah and with the assistance of the municipality of Beer Sheva and the Lions Club of Israel has begun a program that allows elderly residents of … Continue reading
Update on Eli Beer’s Condition
As you may be aware Eli was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the end of last week. He was put on a ventilator last Friday evening. Eli is showing signs of improvement. His vital signs continue to get stronger and the … Continue reading
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An Update On Eli Beer’s Health Status From Mark and Erica Gerson
Following the publication of last week’s powerful video by Eli Beer here is an update from United Hatzalah’s Chairman of the Board Mark and Erica Gerson: Dear Friend of United Hatzalah, In the Book of Genesis, Jacob is on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Corona, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Eli Beer, EMS, Hospital, Israel, Miami, United Hatzalah
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Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel raised $15 million at the second annual Los Angeles Gala event with Keynote Address by Dr. Miriam Adelson
Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel (www.israelrescue.org) hosted the 2nd Annual Gala in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 27th, 2020 with over 1,100 people in attendance. The gathered crowd contributed to the success of the organization by … Continue reading