Tag Archives: Bnei Brak

85-Year-Old Bnei Brak Man Saved By EMTs After Choking On His Food

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Saturday night around 9:00 pm, an 85-year-old man choked on the food his caretaker gave him to eat on HaHida Street in Bnei Brak. Worried eyewitnesses called emergency medical services for help. Netanel Rosa, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, … Continue reading →

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Man Reunited With Rescuers Days After Suffering A Cardiac Arrest on a Bus in Bnei Brak

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Elias Romano

’You are real godly angels, you saved my life!!” Those were the emotional words of *Shmuel, during an emotional meetup that took place on Saturday evening when he was reunited with the EMTs who saved his life a week ago. … Continue reading →

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EMT’s First Successful CPR Saves Bnei Brak Woman’s Life

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Tuesday evening, at 6:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Haim Volis had just returned to his home in Bnei Brak after a long day at work. As Haim untied his shoelaces and relaxed on the couch, his communications device … Continue reading →

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Three CPRs In One Day

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Raphael Poch

 On Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Menachem Slovatizky was returning in his ambulance from an unsuccessful CPR when he was suddenly alerted to another medical emergency. In an old-age home in Bnei Brak, an 80-year-old woman had … Continue reading →

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Meeting My Future Wife After Saving a Life

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Shlomo Toledano, is a volunteer EMT and emergency electric bicycle rider with United Hatzalah who hails from the city of Ashdod.     Shlomo has been searching for his soul mate and was excited about meeting a prospective young lady recently that … Continue reading →

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Being A Part Of a New Beginning

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Just before Rosh Hashanah, a two-year-old boy was playing with the family’s laundry line, which was hanging outside their third-floor window in Bnei Brak, when the laundry line broke. The boy lost his balance and fell out of the window, … Continue reading →

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Muslim Helps Charedi Woman Suffering From Corona Light Candles On Erev Chag

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Raphael Poch

A 90-year-old Charedi woman from Bnei Brak was diagnosed with Covid-19 Coronavirus just before the last day of Pesach. On Tuesday afternoon she was brought to the hotel in Tel Aviv set aside for those diagnosed with Corona and remained … Continue reading →

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United Hatzalah Takes Over Care In Bnei Brak Old Age Home After Staff Contracts Coronavirus

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Raphael Poch

After numerous members of the medical staff at an old age home in Bnei Brak contracted Coronavirus United Hatzalah medical teams were asked to provide care for approximately 50 residents who live in the home. Volunteers from the Bnei Brak … Continue reading →

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Teams of Furloughed Volunteers Throughout The Country Deliver Food To Elderly And People in Isolation

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Raphael Poch

United Hatzalah volunteers across Israel have initiated a campaign working together with social services of local and regional councils to deliver food packages to those in need of financial assistance, people stuck in isolation and the elderly. Volunteers have already … Continue reading →

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A Not-So-Typical Day of Life-Saving In Bnei Brak

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Menachem Shechter lives in the city of Bnei Brak in Israel, is a devoted husband and father of three. Menachem runs a shoe store in Bnei Brak and also volunteers as a United Hatzalah EMT and as a Psychotrauma and … Continue reading →

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