Tag Archives: Jerusalem
An Early-Morning Rescue in East Jerusalem
This morning, (Sunday) just after 2:30 a.m., a 72-year-old man collapsed in his apartment in the A-Tur neighborhood of the Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem. The man’s wife saw what happened and was terrified. She quickly called emergency services … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambulance, CPR, EMS, first responder, Jerusalem, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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Blinded By The Will To Help, Volunteer Rushes Into Muslim Quarter To Help Arab Woman
United Hatzalah volunteer Neorai Tzemach works as a security guard at the Jerusalem Central Bus Station. Whether on or off duty, Neorai is always ready with his medical skills to help a person in distress. However, there are occasions when … Continue reading
Posted in UH Volunteer Features
Tagged co-existence, EMS, EMT, Jerusalem, Jewish, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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U.S. Ambassador David Friedman Kicks Off ‘Farewell Week’ By Visiting United Hatzalah
“We are deeply touched.” These were the words that U.S. Ambassador David Friedman told the President and Founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer during a visit to the organization’s headquarters on Sunday. Ambassador Friedman said that both he and his … Continue reading
Posted in Press
Tagged Ambassador David Friedman, Eli Beer, Israel, Isy Danon, Jerusalem, Knesset, Mark Gerson, Rabbi Erica Gerson, Tammy Friedman, United Hatzalah, United States
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Searching For A Missing Woman In The Jerusalem Forest
On Tuesday night, just after 11 p.m., a 30-year-old woman was declared missing from her home. The worried family reported her absence at the local police station. The woman’s possible whereabouts spanned a large area of the Jerusalem forest, an … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Ambucycle, ATV, EMS, forest, Jerusalem, Missing person, Police, Search and Rescue, United Hatzalah
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United Hatzalah is greatly saddened by the passing of American philanthropist Sheldon Adelson.
United Hatzalah is greatly saddened by the passing of American philanthropist Sheldon Adelson. Sheldon was a visionary business and philanthropic leader and a great supporter of Israel. He and his wife Dr. Miriam Adelson were also instrumental in helping United … Continue reading
Giving Back To Society By Saving Lives
Two weeks ago, on Monday around noon in Jerusalem, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yakov (who wishes to leave out his last name) was just finishing transferring an unconscious patient to an ambulance crew, when he received another alert from his … Continue reading
Posted in Press, Uncategorized
Tagged building, EMS, EMT, Fire, Firefighters, Israel, Jerusalem, oxygen, United Hatzalah
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Dealing With The Aftermath Of An Emergency
On Wednesday morning just after 3:00 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Hanoch Re’em, a resident of Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood, was returning home from a night shift when he heard his communications device buzzing. A medical emergency had occurred a … Continue reading
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Tagged apartment, cleaning, elderly, Emergency, First Responders, Jerusalem
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Always Ready To Help A Person In Need – After Returning To Israel, United Hatzalah International Ambassador Saves A Life On the First Day Out Of Isolation
Gavy Freidson started volunteering as a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT in 2006 when he was just 17-years-old. Receiving one of the organization’s first ambucycles, Gavy grew passionate to the act of jumping on his vehicle and arriving at the scene … Continue reading
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Tagged Corona, Coronavirus, Covid-19, CPR, EMS, EMT, Gavy Friedson, isolation, Israel, Jerusalem, United Hatzalah
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EMT Sick With Corona and Residing At Corona Hotel Brings Medical Relief and Joy To Other Patients
Elkana Breuer, a resident of Beitar Illit, works as a singer and keyboardist and teaches in an elementary school. On Rosh Hashanah, he prayed in a small minyan where the congregation strictly adhered to all of the rules of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Corona, Corona hotels, Covid-19, EMS, EMT, Israel, Jerusalem, patients, Rescue, Sick, United Hatzalah
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United Hatzalah Volunteers Provided Medical Care At Corona Hotels For Yom Kippur
The IDF Home Front Command in partnership with United Hatzalah set up a special project for Yom Kippur that saw dozens of emergency first responders from the EMS organization stay at the Corona hotels over the course of the holiday. … Continue reading
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Tagged Corona, Corona Hotel, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jerusalem, patient, plague, Sick, United Hatzalah, Yom Kippur
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