Archives: Stories
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Israelife – providing a framework for volunteer rescue operations in Israel and around the world
“The ‘Giving Honor’ project is one of the initiatives that we at Israelife are most proud of. As the number of holocaust survivors dwindles each year, we are proud that we can help maintain their health and provide assistance with whatever they need.” Read more
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Israeli inspired EMS organization wins EMS award for worldwide innovation
“The values of United Rescue and United Hatzalah are empowering communities everywhere with the skills and innovative technologies and solutions that will enable them to fulfill the dream of bringing fast medical responses to any emergency in under three minutes. Communities worldwide can now experience and benefit from the expertise and innovation that Israel enjoys… Read more
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Celebrity Chef event garners 10 new life-saving ambucycles for United Hatzalah
Celebrity Chef event garners 10 new life-saving ambucycles for United Hatzalah New York, March 3rd – During a private event in honor of United Hatzalah, Leesa and Leon Wagner hosted a private dinner for 30 invited guests on Tuesday, among them was the Founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer and the International Director of Operations Read more
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March of the ambucycle heroes
“The story of the ambucycle is one of everyday heroes who respond immediately to treat injured people under emergency conditions. Our ambucycle fleet drivers include Arabs as well as Jews and there is a brotherhood among our fleet which is dedicated to saving the lives of those who need help.” – Eli Beer Read more
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Eli Beer: United Hatzalah’s Man in Dubai
United Hatzalah’s founder Eli Beer recently returned from some amazing adventures in Dubai. What was he doing there? Check out these videos to find out. Read more
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United Hatzalah Incident Commander Handbook: 5 Rules For Effective Management in Chaotic Situations
by Dovie Maisel, Vice President of International Operations Everything in life I compare to my experience in EMS. I tackle every mission in life, every challenge in life, like I do in the world of EMS. It’s about being like a commander in the field, in the army, treating a mass casualty incident (MCI). Read more
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Young Israel of Scarsdale Visits United Hatzalah of Israel
Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern and congregants of Young Israel of Scarsdale joined us for a fantastic night dedicated to saving lives in Israel. Read more
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Meet United Hatzalah’s Wonder Woman: Miriam Ballin
Miriam is a mother, wife, practicing family therapist and still makes time to save lives in Jerusalem as a United Hatzalah volunteer. Listen to her amazing interview below or read the transcript. Read more
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After his call to a Holocaust survivor, a United Hatzalah volunteer wrote this beautifully heartbreaking letter
The Ten Kavod (Give Respect) is United Hatzalah’s Project to pair volunteers with Holocaust survivors in need. We recently received this letter after one of our volunteers went on his first Ten Kavod call. Read more
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Ethan Thurm’s Amazing My Mitzvah Campaign
We at United Hatzalah send a big MAZAL TOV to Ethan Thurm and his family! Ethan created a MyMitzvah ambucycle campaign to celebrate his bar mitzvah and in honor of his cousin Ezra Schwartz (may Ezra’s memory be a blessing). Ethan is also continuing Ezra’s legacy of giving to saving lives in Israel because Ezra Read more