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Searching For A Missing Woman In The Jerusalem Forest
On Tuesday night, just after 11 p.m., a 30-year-old woman was declared missing from her home. The worried family reported her absence at the local police station. The woman’s possible whereabouts spanned a large area of the Jerusalem forest, an area too large for the local police to cover by themselves. As is their custom Read more
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History in the Making: Israel’s Campaign to Vaccinate as Told by 5 UH Medics
United Hatzalah medics continue to take an active lead in Israel’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Last Saturday evening, the cover story of BBC World News featured a photograph of United Hatzalah medic Shira Hershkop administering a dose to one of Israel’s elderly. The headline was titled, “Israel leads virus vaccine race with 12% given jab” Currently, the vaccination efforts Read more
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My Most Meaningful Vaccination – United Hatzalah Volunteer Vaccinates Holocaust Survivor
Israel is currently leading the world in the race to vaccinate all of its citizens against the Coronavirus. The first stage of the operation involved vaccinating all of the country’s health workers, elderly, and any other residents who are in a high-risk category. Due to the large number of people rushing to receive the vaccine, health Read more
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Following Unsuccessful CPR United Hatzalah Team Assists New Olim And Positive Covid-19 Patients With Fallout
A medical emergency took a turn for the worst in the Jerusalem peripheral neighborhood of Givat Ze’ev last Sunday afternoon, where a recent Oleh had suffered cardiac arrest. United Hatzalah volunteers that arrived at the scene were informed that the man’s wife was a confirmed Covid-19 patient and she and their daughter were both in Read more
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United Hatzalah is greatly saddened by the passing of American philanthropist Sheldon Adelson.
United Hatzalah is greatly saddened by the passing of American philanthropist Sheldon Adelson. Sheldon was a visionary business and philanthropic leader and a great supporter of Israel. He and his wife Dr. Miriam Adelson were also instrumental in helping United Hatzalah Founder and President Eli Beer during his fight with Covid-19 in March and April Read more
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Keeping The Elderly Warm In Midst Of Corona Winter
Due to the winter cold and the countrywide lockdown restrictions becoming tightened and more severe, United Hatzalah along with the International Federation of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), took it upon themselves to give out blankets and food stamps to the elderly residents of the southern city Kiryat Gat. On Friday, volunteers in the Kiryat Gat Read more
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Mother-Daughter Duo Help Evacuate and Calm Residents During Building Fire
Dr. Batya Ludman is a United Hatzalah volunteer in the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU), hailing from Ra’anana. This past Friday afternoon, Batya’s daughter Shayna was at the dentist in Herzliya when she heard loud screaming from an apartment in the very building she was in. Shayna walked out of the office into the Read more
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Seeing The Result Of My Lifesaving Actions
On Monday night, just after 10 p.m. in the northern city of Tzfat (Safed), A 60-year-old handyman began suffering acute chest pains and decided to take a break and lay down on a park bench nearby. Shortly thereafter, the pain became overpowering and the man screamed. A passerby noticed the man on the bench screaming Read more
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Talking a Former Student Down Off A Ledge
On Monday, just after 9:00 p.m., a man who was suffering from a mental health condition climbed the White Mosque in Ramle and threatened to commit suicide by jumping off the building. People on the street called the police as they witnessed him throwing his clothing off the side of the building. Police arrived quickly Read more
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Holon Woman Resuscitated on Her Birthday
On Monday morning at 11:30, Yaniv Abayov, who usually studies in a Kollel, was learning at his home in Holon, due to the pandemic, when his United Hatzalah communications device alerted him to a medical emergency occurring nearby on Arlozorov Street. An 85-year-old woman with severe pre-existing medical conditions collapsed in her home. Yaniv quickly Read more