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Perhaps My Words or My Actions Will Save a Life
“Perhaps my words or my actions will save a life.” This is not a statement that each of us can make on a daily basis, but for some people, people who volunteer as first responders such as Mordechai Mammon, these are words to live by. Mammon suffered a personal tragedy when he was very young Read more
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How Volunteering as an EMT Has Changed Our Lives – The Story of Eliana and Avner Ben David
Becoming a volunteer EMT is certainly not a vocation that is suited for all people. It is a job that is not for the faint of heart nor the squeamish nor for those with a bad bedside manner. It is a calling for those who wish to be more active and make a difference in Read more
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Prime Minister, President, Chief Rabbi and Mayor Recognize Lifesaving Activities of United Hatzalah During 10th Anniversary Ceremony
United Hatzalah marked its tenth anniversary on Monday evening at a celebratory event, which also marked 30 years of Hatzalah’s lifesaving activities in Israel. The mega-event took place at Jerusalem’s Pais Arena and brought together 12,000 people, which included 3,000 United Hatzalah volunteers their family members from across the country. Dignitaries Nir Barkat, Mayor of Read more
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United Hatzalah Celebrates 10th Anniversary, and 30 Years of Hatzalah in Israel With Mega-Event Saluting EMS Volunteers Across the Nation
In one of the largest events that has ever been held by the organization, Israel’s national emergency medical services (EMS) organization, United Hatzalah, is inviting all 3,000 of their volunteers, together with their families, to gather together and enjoy a celebratory evening. The special night is being held in honor of the 30th anniversary of Read more
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Lifesaving with a smile – EMT saves boy injured in a car accident by donning medical clown outfit
In the middle of a busy Thursday afternoon on Kushnir Street. in Bnei Brak,a young boy, age five, was hit by a passing car. The child was injured and in need of medical attention, but was also hysterical and he refused to be treated by the United Hatzalah emergency medical technicians that arrived on the Read more
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Druze Deputy Minister Suggests Using United Hatzalah’s Model of Coexistence to Achieve Regional Cooperation for Israel
The Deputy Minister of Regional Cooperation, Ayoob Kara (Likud), visited the headquarters of United Hatzalah on Monday afternoon in order to explore the options of adopting the cooperative model developed by United Hatzalah and transposing it to a regional scale. Kara is a Druze-Israeli who hails from the town of Daliyat al-Carmel and has been Read more
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Jeremy Piven’s NBA all-star entourage gifts him with a United Hatzalah ambucycle for his bar mitzvah
Late Friday afternoon, recently retired NBA all-star Amare Stoudemire and current NBA star Omri Casspi, gifted their friend, Entourage TV actor Jeremy Piven, with a life-saving ambucycle. The ambucycle immediately became part of Israel’s national emergency medical services (EMS) organization, United Hatzalah’s, response team. “Just the idea that we can use what we do with Read more