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Kiev and Israel Prepare For Uman
On Monday, a preparatory meeting took place in the Israeli consulate in Kiev ahead of the annual mass pilgrimage of Jews to Uman for Rosh Hashanah. Organizers expect that the annual pilgrimage to the gravesite of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, which is located in the relatively small town of Uman, will surpass 50,000 people this Read more
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Last Night I Hugged A Palestinian I Had Never Met Before
The most important thing to realize is that we are all people. Last night I hugged a Palestinian man whom I had never met before outside the southern gate of Efrat, the town in which I live. I, together with other first responders, had just attempted to resuscitate his father. He had brought his father Read more
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Israeli Rabbi and EMT Saves Life of a Drowning Victim in India
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and Chabad Rabbi Menachem Bakush was called upon to save the life of a local Indian man who drowned in a nearby village named Majach. Bakush, who lives in Manali, keeps a fully stocked medical kit from United Hatzalah with him wherever he goes rushed over to the village and began Read more
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United Hatzalah Holds Self Defense Classes For First Responders Following Wave Of Violence
Following numerous instances where volunteer first responders from United Hatzalah were physically attacked while responding to medical emergencies in the cities of Kfar Saba and Ra’anana, the organization has begun free self-defense training sessions for volunteers in these cities. The training course is a three-part series that gives the first responders the basic skills of Read more
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Will Measels Tarnish Rosh Hashana In Uman This Year Again
Last winter a drastic increase in measles cases was documented both in Israel and the United States. According to information that was received by the Health Ministries in both Israel and the United States the disease was spread by those who contracted the disease during their stay in Rosh Hashanah in Uman visiting the gravesite Read more
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Saving Lives In Bat Ayin
Bat Ayin is a small town with roughly 2,000 inhabitants located in Gush Etzion. The town has many unpaved dirt roads and no street numbers, which makes finding people who are suffering from medical emergencies nearly impossible for anyone unfamiliar with the town or driving standard vehicles. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yaakov Meir Fragin Read more
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When A Doctor Arrives To Deliver A Baby On The Side Of The Road
Recently one Thursday afternoon, an 18-year-old man was involved in a car accident in Jerusalem. Having witnessed the accident, a 35-year-old woman had to stop her car behind the vehicles involved. While waiting for the incident to clear, she went into active labor at the side of the road. United Hatzalah volunteer Dr. Ariel Lifschitz Read more
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EMT Is Called To Birth A Sheep and Delivers Twin Lambs
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Fyza Djuma who lives in the Bedouin town of Arab al-Aramshe on Israel’s northern border was called on Wednesday to assist in a different type of medical emergency. He was called to help birth a sheep. “My friend raises sheep,” recounted Fyza, who has been a United Hatzalah volunteer for Read more
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Sheryl Sandberg and Family Honors United Hatzalah Volunteers in Israel
Sheryl Sandberg and Family Honors United Hatzalah Volunteers in Israel Visit coincides with family’s donation of an ambulance to aid volunteer first responders Sheryl Sandberg and her parents, Joel and Adelle Sandberg, honored first responders at the national headquarters of United Hatzalah, Israel’s largest all-volunteer EMS organization. The visit culminated in a dedication ceremony of Read more
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A Jerusalem First Responder Gets A Taste of Sderot During A Rocket Attack
My name is Eli Pollack and in addition to being the CEO of United Hatzalah, I am also a volunteer first responder and EMT. On Sunday night, I was visiting the southern town of Netivot to spend time with the local volunteers and help facilitate some new projects for our teams in the Gaza periphery Read more