Tag Archives: Beit Shemesh

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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Beit Shemesh Teen Collapses, Successfully Revived By First Responders

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Elias Romano

On Tuesday morning just after 8:00 A.M. in Beit Shemesh, a 14-year-old girl suffered respiratory distress, lost consciousness, and suffered a cardiac arrest. Thankfully, due to the quick intervention from first responders, she was successfully resuscitated. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT … Continue reading →

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Beit Shemesh Man Revived by United Hatzalah’s EMT’s After Suffering Cardiac Arrest

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Tuesday afternoon, a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest in an open park on Nahar Hayarkon Boulevard in Beit Shemesh. Worried passersby called the United Hatzalah Dispatch Center for assistance. The dispatch center automatically notified the closest … Continue reading →

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Choking During Snack Time

Posted on June 28, 2022 by admin

On Monday afternoon at around 4:30 p.m., a 3-and-a-half-year-old boy was visiting his grandparents in Beit Shemesh and eating an orange with them in the kitchen when a piece of the fruit got stuck in his throat. His grandparents panicked … Continue reading →

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Eli Beer Responds To Pashkvillim Decrying United Hatzalah As Transgressing Laws of Modesty By Training Women EMTs

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Earlier this week, posters went up in the more Charedi sections of Beit Shemesh accusing United Hatzalah of transgressing the prohibition of yichud by training female EMTs to respond to medical emergencies. Extremist elements in the Charedi community of Ramat … Continue reading →

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Two Torontonian Sisters and a Teanecker Friend Save A Life At A Beit Shemesh Pool

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Tuesday afternoon, just after 3:00 p.m., a man in his fifties was swimming in the community pool in Beit Shemesh. The man began to feel faint and grabbed one of the ropes on the side of the swimming lane … Continue reading →

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Beit Shemesh Mayor Thanks United Hatzalah Following Successful Mass Casualty Incident Drill

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Raphael Poch

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 →

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Caring For The Elderly on Chanukah

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Over the course of the Chanukah holiday, United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod (giving honor) project teamed up with the Ner Levi non-profit and the municipality of Beit Shemesh and distributed winter packages containing blankets and warm clothing to senior citizens in … Continue reading →

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The Korenvaes Miracle Award – 3rd Night of Hannukah Recipient – The Ten Kavod and EMS Volunteer From Beit Shemesh – Etti Peretz

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Every night throughout Hanukkah, United Hatzalah will be awarding one highly dedicated volunteer with the annual Korenvaes Miracle Award. Tonight’s recipient, on the third night of Hanukkah, is Etti Peretz from Beit Shemesh. Etti Perez is a 53-year-old mother to … Continue reading →

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From Pain To Empathy, EMT Overcomes Pain From His Own Accident To Aid Other Accident Victims

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Raphael Poch

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yitzchak Levinger received an alert to a serious accident on Keren HaYesod Street in Beit Shemesh, which was right near his location. He immediately dashed to his ambucycle and raced over … Continue reading →

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