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President Reuven Rivlin Visits United Hatzalah
On January 10th, 2019, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin visited United Hatzalah’s equipment and logistics center in the Ha Tuv Industrial Zone near Beit Shemesh. During the visit, President Rivlin spoke with numerous volunteers from the organization who came from all regions of the country to meet with him as well as with management of the Read more
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Carrying on the Miracles of Jewish Midwives
My name is Yaffa Goldschmiedt and I am a member of United Hatzalah’s Women’s Unit. One recent morning I was sitting down to have my morning coffee it was my minute to unwind without children without work, just a few minutes for me. I was at my home in Jerusalem and during that moment I Read more
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When the Ambulances Don’t Get There Fast Enough You Need to Step Up and Help
Shlomo Tausky works for a non-profit organization known as Ezer M’Tzion. He is married with two children and lives in Haifa. In addition to his work, Shlomo volunteers with United Hatzalah as an EMT and also serves as the Deputy Head of the Carmel Region. He has been an EMT volunteer for the past three Read more
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Israeli Expertise Used To Train India and Sri Lanka First Responders
The AJC and United Hatzalah are teaming up to train first responders in India and Sri Lanka in mass casualty incidents and disaster management. The mission, which is being funded by the AJC, is bringing five experts from United Hatzalah of Israel to numerous locations throughout India and Sri Lanka to help train members of Read more
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Stepping Up When No One Else Does
Shlomo Tausky works for a non-profit organization known as Ezer M’Tzion. He is married with two children and lives in Haifa. In addition to his work, Shlomo volunteers with United Hatzalah as an EMT and also serves as the Deputy Head of the Carmel Region for the organization. He has been an EMT volunteer for Read more
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The Man Who Really Puts The Uber Into Lifesaving
The network of emergency medical services operated by United Hatzalah is often referred to as the Uber of lifesaving. This is even more true in the case of Hadad Ischak, a taxi driver by trade who also serves as one of the organization’s Muslim volunteers in Jerusalem. Ischak is a professional taxi driver, so he Read more
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Wall Street Journal Article About United Hatzalah
Read the full article here: WSJ Article 12.18.18 Read more
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Mishpacha article about Eli Beer!
Eli Beer, Founder and President of United Hatzalah, was featured in a recent Mishpacha magazine. To view the full article click–> Full Article Read more
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New Ambulance Rides the Waves in the Kinneret
Following a summer that had a tremendously high increase in the number of drownings across Israel, and in specific on the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), United Hatzalah initiated a campaign for a new ambulance that will ride the waves of the freshwater lake that sees hundreds of thousands of annual swimmers and beachgoers. On Sunday, Read more
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Prime Minister Netanyahu Expresses Support for United Hatzalah
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with CEO of United Hatzalah Moshe Teitelbaum on Wednesday evening to discuss the lifesaving activities of the organization’s 5,000 volunteers across Israel. During the meeting, Teitelbaum presented Netanyahu with some of the many success stories of United Hatzalah volunteers, some of whom decided to become volunteers after their family members Read more