Archives: Stories
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“We Are Here To Help; Today Is no Different”
Early one Friday afternoon in the middle of February, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Netanel Moyal was preparing for Shabbat in his hometown of Ashdod, when he was suddenly alerted to a motor vehicle accident involving a truck and a motorcycle on B’nai Brith Street in Ashdod. Netanel immediately dropped what he was doing and told Read more
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The Strangest Life Saving CPR I’ve Ever Encountered
On Monday morning, just after 10:00 a.m. a woman in her 80s slipped in the shower and lost consciousness in her home on Sokolov Street in Ramat Gan. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avi Wilman was out shopping with his wife in preparation for his brother-in-law’s wedding which was scheduled for Monday evening. Upon receiving the Read more
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A Burning Passion To Help
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Sophie Donio who works and lives in the southern city Eilat, rescued an older woman on Sunday after the woman lost control of her mobility scooter and crashed on a major thoroughfare in the city. The woman had crashed into a metal handrail on the side of the road and sustained Read more
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A Purim Miracle – “It Feels Like I Won The Lottery”
On Friday afternoon, just after 1:00 p.m., a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest in his own furniture store in the industrial section of Holon. The man collapsed on the floor and worried onlookers called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah volunteers who were in the vicinity, Adir Sinai, Chaim Tapero, Jeremy Korchia, Read more
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United Hatzalah To Suspend Indefinitely All Unvaccinated Volunteers
In a move that some may see as controversial, United Hatzalah Founder and President Eli Beer has instructed the chapter heads of all regions in Israel, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian, both secular and religious, to make sure that all of the volunteers in their region have received the Coronavirus vaccine, or are recovering patients, by Read more
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United Hatzalah Dedicates Day Of Lifesaving In Memory of Danielle Sonnenfeld On Anniversary of Her Death
More than 6,000 volunteers of United Hatzalah provide emergency medical care to thousands of people across Israel ahead of the arrival of ambulances. Today, Thursday, February 25th, all of the lifesaving activities of the organization and its volunteers are being dedicated to the memory of Danielle Sonnenfeld whose life was tragically cut short at the Read more
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Thankful Family Gives Mishloach Manot To First Responder Who Helped Two Brothers In Separate Instances
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yagel Bar Kama, makes his living as a dog-walker in northern Tel Aviv. Whenever he receives an emergency alert, he drops what he is doing and rushes out to provide emergency medical care to those in need of help. On Monday, Yagel was presented with a special gift from the family Read more
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Stepping Up To Save A Life When No One Else Is Around
On Shabbat morning, just after 10 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Farkash was walking to synagogue in the town Ma’ale Hever when he was alerted to a nearby medical emergency. Avraham’s communications device notified him of the address, which he recognized immediately, being as it was his neighbor’s home. Turning around and running back Read more
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National Project For Vaccinating All Holocaust Survivors in Israel Opens
On Sunday morning, the Claims Conference initiated a new project in partnership with United Hatzalah that will orchestrate a national operation with the goal of making sure that all 20,000 homebound Holocaust survivors living in Israel are able to go to their local vaccination centers and receive their Covid-19 vaccine. The survivors will be transported Read more
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One of Those Days That Make It All Worthwhile
On Sunday morning, just after 8:00 a.m. passersby spotted a woman sprawled on a mattress in an alleyway just off of Bnei Brak Street in Tel Aviv. Worried about her well-being, the concerned citizens called emergency services and requested assistance. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and ambucyclist Raphael Dan Michaeli was in the middle of Read more