Tag Archives: Holocaust Survivor

Caring For Holocaust Survivors’ Health And Dignity, All Year Round

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Raphael Poch

Caring For Holocaust Survivors’ Health And Dignity, All Year Round The story of Mordechai Greenstein and Yosef Arzad   In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, or the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, it is … Continue reading →

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Dramatic Erev Yom Kippur Rescue: Holocaust Survivor Rescued From Donestk Ukraine

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Raphael Poch

A few days before Yom Kippur, Naftali Rabinovitch, who serves as United Hatzalah Chief of Operations in Ukraine, received an urgent phone call. The woman on the other end of the phone said that she is the granddaughter of an … Continue reading →

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Three Holocaust Survivors Rescued From Kyiv Brought To Poland For Care and Safety

Posted on April 5, 2022 by admin

By Aharon Ben Arush A few days ago, amid air raid sirens and bombings, we were fortunate enough to rescue three Holocaust survivors from Kyiv and bring them to safety in Poland. As part of a major rescue operation that … Continue reading →

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Ukrainian Refugee and Bereaved Holocaust Survivor Reunited With Her Last Remaining Relatives After Being Brought To Israel by United Hatzalah

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Thursday, as part of its first-ever chartered humanitarian aid flight to assist Ukrainian refugees in Moldova, United Hatzalah airlifted 160  refugees back to Israel. Some held Israeli citizenship, some came via the right of return, and some had decided … Continue reading →

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The Will To Live – Ten Kavod Ma’alot

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Raphael Poch

The Story of Yosef Arzad and Holocaust Survivor Mordechai Greenstein Yosef Azrad is the regional coordinator of United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod (Giving Respect) program for the city of Ma’alot Tarshiha and the surrounding area. He oversees 20 volunteers who visit … Continue reading →

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An Unlikely Encounter with a Holocaust Survivor

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Raphael Poch

  Namah Abohaikal is a 22-year-old volunteer EMT living in the Arab village of Ein Naqquba, located 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem. She is the only Arab woman in the Mevaseret Zion chapter and has been volunteering with United Hatzalah for … Continue reading →

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Seizing The Opportunity To Help A Blind and Homebound Senior Citizen

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Sunday around 3:00 p.m., Yehuda Amitay and Meir Vaanunu were transferring elderly patients to receive their Covid-19 vaccines in Jerusalem. When they arrived at the home of the next person they were supposed to transfer, a man in his … Continue reading →

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Making Sure Israel’s Elderly Have a Happy Passover

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Raphael Poch

As Passover preparations are moving full speed ahead, United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod volunteers are working to make the lives of Israel’s elderly that much better this holiday season. In addition to the weekly visits and free medical checkups that Ten … Continue reading →

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Helping Holocaust Survivors With Dignity

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Raphael Poch

Esther Hotzlman is an 84-year-old widow who lives with one of her children in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. She immigrated to Israel at the age of 13 after surviving the holocaust. Esther originally hails from Greece and has had … Continue reading →

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