Tag Archives: Ukraine war

B’nai Jeshurun Congregants Meet With Refugee They Helped Rescue From Ukraine

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Elias Romano

Congregants from the Reform synagogue Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, in New Jersey, met with Alexei, a Ukrainian refugee who was brought to Israel on an emergency flight arranged by United Hatzalah and sponsored by the congregation. The emotional meeting happened last … 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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United Hatzalah Teams Preparing in Uman For Arrival of Rosh Hashanah Pilgrims

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Elias Romano

United Hatzalah volunteers have been increasing activity in Uman ahead of the Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year’s) holiday. The town is a popular pilgrimage site during the holiday as many people go to visit the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of … Continue reading →

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Ukrainian Refugees Train To Become EMTs in Israel

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Elias Romano

Ten members of Uman’s Breslov community who fled to Israel at the onset of the war trained to become EMTs with United Hatzalah in hopes of returning to Ukraine and assist their community.  On Thursday last week, a very special … Continue reading →

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Muslim Paramedic Joins Collaborative Operation To Rescue Jewish Ukrainian Refugees

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On June 21st, two Ukrainian refugees began the final leg of their journey to a new home in Israel. In a collaborative operation run by the JDC, The Jewish Agency, and United Hatzalah, the two refugees, each suffering from a … Continue reading →

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My 64-Hour Mission Two Save Two Newborn Babies In War-Torn Ukraine

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Friday night, just before Shabbat (the sabbath), I received a phone call from my dear father-in-law Eli Beer, the President and Founder of United Hatzalah. He told me that there is a two-day-old baby whose mother is in Israel … Continue reading →

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United Hatzalah Charters Plane To Send Additional Teams And Supplies to Ukrainian Border and Return 150 Israeli Refugees To Israel

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Thursday morning, a specially chartered plane will depart from Ben Gurion Airport in Israel carrying with it 15 tonnes of medical supplies, food, humanitarian aid, for Ukrainian refugees at the Moldova border. The plane is being sponsored by United … Continue reading →

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What Can I Say To Console Refugees? This Is War

Posted on March 2, 2022 by admin

By Netanel Nissim Nagar   War. As someone born in 1996 in the United States but grew up here, in Israel, I never really understood what war meant. In our country, the surrounding regions are not usually at peace with … Continue reading →

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Birthday wishes – You Get More By Giving

Posted on March 2, 2022 by admin

By Yechiel Gurfein Even for a second, I wouldn’t have ever dreamed that I would celebrate my 25th birthday on the border of a country at war, and I couldn’t have imagined that I would find myself helping thousands of … Continue reading →

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Members of United Hatzalah’s Humanitarian Relief Delegation in Moldova Help Refugees Celebrate Their Weddings, Rejoice With Displaced Brides and Grooms

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On their first night in the city as part of their relief efforts, 15 United Hatzalah volunteers who took part in the organization’s initial medical and humanitarian relief mission to the region (12 Israelis and three Americans) spent the evening … Continue reading →

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