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IFCJ and United Hatzalah Inaugurate Israel’s First Fleet of Emergency Electric Bicycles
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews in partnership with United Hatzalah has inaugurated the first emergency electric bicycle unit of its kind, which will enable more than 200 volunteer EMTs and paramedics to respond to medical emergencies in less time, thereby saving lives. The new unit, which cost $2.5 million features 200 emergency electric Read more
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The Power of Jewish Women
Last Thursday, a unique incident occurred at the Palanca border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova. As part of United Hatzalah’s humanitarian mission in Moldova, a forward team of volunteers regularly head out to the Palanca border to assist refugees by providing them with medical care and humanitarian aid. Many of these refugees make their way Read more
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Chief Rabbi Lau Met United Hatzalah Volunteers in Moldova, Accompanies 150 Ukrainian Refugees to Israel
The Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau, arrived in the early hours of the morning on Thursday in Moldova, to pay a quick visit to United Hatzalah of Israel and see the organization’s humanitarian and medical aid for the refugees in Ukraine. Rabbi Lau came on a special flight arranged by United Hatzalah Read more
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The Humane Logistics of Humanitarian Aid
My name is Yossi Kletzky and I was one of the first team members to be sent to the Ukrainian border in Moldova together with United Hatzalah’s humanitarian aid and medical aid mission. When the call went out on Thursday that we would be sending a mission we had very little time to prepare and Read more
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The Stuffed Animals My Children Gave To Ukrainian Refugees At The Moldovan Border
By: Raphael Poch I landed in Chisinau early this morning, as part of United Hatzalah’s 3rd wave of volunteer medical personnel who came to offer medical and humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees crossing the border. After receiving a hot meal in Irish Pub which the organization commandeered and converted into an industrial kitchen and cafeteria Read more
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My 64-Hour Mission Two Save Two Newborn Babies In War-Torn Ukraine
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 and that the baby needs to be rescued from Kyiv. “You must drop everything and Read more
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A Series of Broken Hearts – And Trying to Repair Them
On the first day of our mission, a mission so emotional and tragic, we were stationed in the Romanian airport of Iasi with the Ukrainian refugees who were flying to Israel and waiting to board their flights. My daughter Lynn, who is also a volunteer EMT, came with me on the mission which made the Read more
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Meet Women Volunteers in Moldova on International Women’s Day
March 8th marks Women’s Day, a celebration of strong women throughout the world. This post is dedicated to United Hatzalah volunteers serving Operation Orange Wings and stationed in Moldova. Your friends in Israel are inspired by the dedication, passion, and risks taken to save lives around the world. To give more insight on the women Read more
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Something Huge, something Historical
By: Daniel Katzenstein A delegation of 55 medical professionals from United Hatzalah of Israel is currently here in Chisinau, Moldova. We are undertaking a humanitarian mission to assist Ukrainian refugees who are fleeing their country in order to stay alive. Our group of volunteers includes doctors, paramedics, psychotrauma responders, a dentist, and EMTs, and Read more
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The Responsibility Of Rescuing Ukrainian Refugees With Dignity and Humanity
By Sandra Wexler Palanca Border Crossing – I arrived in Moldova on Thursday together with another 40 members of United Hatzalah of Israel’s humanitarian and medical relief mission. From the moment we arrived, we haven’t stopped working because we are trying to help each and every refugee who comes across the border into Moldova find Read more