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Man Collapses Outside Shul During Morning Prayers, Resuscitated by Team of Women EMTs
At around 7:00 a.m. on Thursday morning a 71-year-old man lost consciousness outside of a synagogue in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo and collapsed on the sidewalk. Members of the synagogue who were in the middle of morning prayers called emergency services for help. Two United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs from the organization’s Women’s Unit were Read more
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Visiting The Elderly Has Made Me a Better Person – Ten Kavod Project Be’er Sheva
Menachem Ashash- Menachem Ashash is 30-years-old and volunteers as a part of United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod project. He is originally from Netanya but currently resides in Be’er Sheva where he’s studying to become an electrical engineer. Last year, Menachem was introduced to the Ten Kavod project through the Impact program that provides students Read more
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More Than 500 Seniors Living Alone Receive Gift Packages For Pesach As Part of National Drive To Care For The Elderly Ahead of the Holiday
During the past week, more than 500 senior citizens who live by themselves, received gift packages containing matzah and wine for the Pesach seder, as well as a special holiday blessing. The country-wide initiative is part of a national drive being undertaken by United Hatzalah in order to make sure that no senior citizen is Read more
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Emergency on a Tennis Court: Rehovot Man Collapses Mid-Game and is Successfully Resuscitated
On Sunday night, a 52-year-old gentleman was playing a heated game of tennis in a Recreation Center in Rehovot when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. As soon as the man fell to the ground, a physician who happened to be playing on the tennis court as well ran over to help, bringing a defibrillator Read more
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Adelson Family Sponsors Flights for 500 Ukrainian Refugees to Israel With Operation Orange Wings, Reuniting Many With Israeli Family Members
Members of the Adelson family, Children of Dr. Miriam Adelson and the late Sheldon Adelson, recently sponsored flights for more than 500 Jewish Ukrainian refugees to find sanctuary in Israel. The flights, which were part of United Hatzalah’s Operation Orange Wings, brought the refugees from Chisinau, Moldova, and Iasi, Romania, to Israel over the past Read more
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45-Year-Old Man Resuscitated in Mevaseret Zion After Choking on His Food
Emergency medical personnel from United Hatzalah in Mevaseret were dispatched to a medical emergency on Monday evening that took place in the ‘Maoz Zion’ neighborhood of Mevaseret Zion. The emergency alert went out after a report reached the organization’s dispatch center about a man who suffocated while eating and lost consciousness. A number of emergency Read more
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Three Holocaust Survivors Rescued From Kyiv Brought To Poland For Care and Safety
By Aharon Ben Arush A few days ago, amid air raid sirens and bombings, we were fortunate enough to rescue three Holocaust survivors from Kyiv and bring them to safety in Poland. As part of a major rescue operation that spanned two days, I, together with other members of United Hatzalah’s Operation Orange Wings rescue Read more
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Helmsley Trusts Donates Over $1 Million in aid for Ukrainian refugees
On Wednesday, a cargo plane full of medications, medical supplies, food, and humanitarian aid departed Ben Gurion airport in Israel and headed for Kosice, Slovakia. The cargo plane carried 16 tons of supplies that would be used on the ground within Ukraine itself to assist refugees suffering as a result of the current conflict in Read more
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Saving a Life Across The Street From My Home
On Monday at around 8:15 a.m., an 88-year-old woman lost consciousness in the retirement home of Ma’ale Adumim. Her husband, who is also a resident in the home, immediately called United Hatzalah’s dispatch center to send help. He only speaks Russian so a Russian-speaking volunteer in dispatch translated the urgent message into Hebrew in order Read more
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Saving a Life in a Jerusalem Supermarket
On Monday afternoon at around 4:00 p.m., a worker in a local supermarket in Jerusalem lost consciousness and collapsed between the cash registers. His colleagues immediately called emergency services to help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Kalanit Taub, Avi Bakar, and David Sfedj were on an ambulance shift and they had just exited Begin Boulevard. They Read more