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Dimona Dedicates United Hatzalah Square in Memory of Yoel Suissa Z”L
Yesterday, the city of Dimona, best known as the site of the Negev Nuclear Research Center, hosted a moving dedication ceremony unveiling United Hatzalah Square in memory of Yoel Suissa z”l. A devoted father of four and resident of Dimona, Yoel was a dedicated volunteer medic with United Hatzalah. In December 2022, Suissa was killed Read more
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When Seconds Matter Most: Inside the Heart and Mind of United Hatzalah’s Innovator Dov Maisel
When you dial for help in Israel, every heartbeat counts. For Director of United Hatzalah Innovation, Vice President of Operations, and a founding member of United Hatzalah Dov Maisel, that truth is not simply an abstract statement, it’s a life’s mission. It’s the lens through which has influenced his personal and professional life. “I was Read more
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A Promise and a Commitment that Really Counts
As this year draws to a close, I find myself returning again and again to the emotions and humanity that inevitably surface when an emergency strikes. A mother’s feeling of helplessness when her child is in the grip of a life-threatening allergic reaction. An elderly man who loses his independence when he slips and cuts Read more
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‘Tis the Season to be Rescuers
One winter evening in northern Israel, as strings of lights were wrapped carefully around a Christmas tree in a mixed Muslim and Christian town, a really unique and powerful scene unfolded that is counternarrative to the region’s usual headlines. Standing among families, clergy, children and local leaders were Muslim, Christian and Jewish volunteers from United Read more
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Three United Hatzalah Volunteers Honored with Women of Iron Award
United Hatzalah of Israel congratulates three of its outstanding volunteer medical professionals who received the Chochmat Nashim Women of Iron Award at a special ceremony held yesterday evening, December 23, at the headquarters of Nefesh B’Nefesh in Jerusalem. The event honored eighteen women who have exemplified extraordinary dedication to Israeli society and global Jewish community Read more
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Six United Hatzalah Volunteers Receive Jerusalem Mayor’s Award for Excellence
Six United Hatzalah of Israel volunteers were honored this evening, December 21, 2025, receiving Certificates of Excellence at the annual Jerusalem Mayor’s Ceremony recognizing outstanding members of the city’s security and emergency response forces. The ceremony, held in the presence of Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, was attended by Jerusalem City Council Members, United Hatzalah Deputy Read more
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Former Hostage Bar Kuperstein Received the Greenberg Trauig Courage Award at United Hatzalah Miami Gala
United Hatzalah raises $120,000 for Bar Kuperstein and his family United Hatzalah of Israel honored Bar Kuperstein, a former Israeli hostage who endured two years in Hamas captivity, at its Miami Gala last night. Richard Rosenbaum presented Kuperstein with the Greenberg Traurig Courage Award, recognizing his extraordinary resilience and strength in the face of unimaginable Read more
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From Hezbollah to Hatzalah: Former Mossad Director Yossi Cohen and Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Honored at United Hatzalah Miami Gala
Barry and Missy Skolnick Receive Humanitarian Award for their Commitment to Lifesaving Leadership United Hatzalah of Israel honored former Mossad Director Yossi Cohen, former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo, held at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry. The evening brought together South Florida’s pro-Israel philanthropic leadership in support of United Hatzalah, Israel’s Read more
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He Was Coming Home to Light the Candles
Our collective Chanukah at United Hatzalah just got dimmer.One of our Heroes in Orange, volunteer medic and IDF reservist Chemi Erlanger, was taken from us as he made his way home to light the first Chanukah candle with his family. He was killed while riding his ambucycle by a drunk driver who crossed multiple lanes Read more
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How United Hatzalah’s Commander Learned in Training How to React on October 7
On that fateful day, the worst day in recent living memory for Jews, United Hatzalah medic volunteer and commander Linor Attias did exactly what she had trained to do, she ran toward the chaos. Most people would run away but not the Heroes in Orange like Linor. Smoke, gunfire, mass casualties, wounded civilians and soldiers Read more