On Thursday night, a woman in her 40s inadvertently consumed fish, triggering an allergic reaction, while dining at a restaurant in Jerusalem. Her quick deterioration in health prompted her to call for emergency assistance. Upon receiving the alert on his communications device, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Friedman hopped on his ambucycle, flicked on lights… Read more

On Monday evening, a 10-month-old baby girl experienced a severe allergic reaction in Jerusalem. Her parents immediately alerted emergency services. The Yom Kippur fast had just ended and United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Tzvi Kaplan was building his sukkah with his children when he received the alert from the dispatch center. After apologizing to his children,… Read more

A special ceremony kicking off the 18th year of operations of United Hatzalah, Israel’s leading all-volunteer emergency medical service organization, was held today at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. The ceremony is the first in a year-long series of events that will take place in Israel and around the world to celebrate the milestone. The… Read more

On Tuesday night, 10 leading Israeli law firms participated in a charity basketball tournament designed to raise money for the purchase of an ambucycle (a motorcycle equipped with the same EMS equipment found on an ambulance) for United Hatzalah. The event, which was spearheaded by Attorney Jeremy Lustman, Head of DLA Piper Israel Group, was… Read more

United Hatzalah, Israel’s leading volunteer emergency medical service organization, will be kicking off its 18th-anniversary celebration in a special event that will take place on September 27th, at the Residence of Israeli President Isaac Herzog. During the event, the organization will be recognizing the contribution of ten individuals or couples who have played a major… Read more

  By: Liat Attias  The first place we arrived at was a village on a hill called Imi N’Tala. There were dozens of families each with many children whose homes had been destroyed by the earthquake. Tents had been set up in a field near the ruins of their former homes. We decided that we would… Read more

Two weeks ago, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shimon Luba received an emergency alert on his communications device concerning an anaphylactic reaction at Dung Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. Shimon rushed out of his house and hurried to the scene. The volunteer arrived less than three minutes later, followed by fellow EMTs Katriel Cohen… Read more

Since Sunday morning United Hatzalah’s disaster relief mission has been operating in Morocco. The team’s first goal was to assess the needs of the Moroccan people and coordinate efforts with the Moroccan government and community leaders so as to determine how best to assist in the wake of the earthquake last Friday. After assessing where… Read more

A few weeks ago, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shalom Klein (29) was grocery shopping for Shabbat at Hadar Mall in Jerusalem when he was suddenly drawn to the sound of cries and shouts emerging from the vicinity. Responding to the commotion, Shalom discovered a highly distressed woman who urgently directed his attention towards a nearby… Read more

By Yisrael Bitton It all began on a Shabbat morning at around 11 a.m. when I received a phone call from the leadership of United Hatzalah of Israel, asking if I could participate in an emergency relief mission to Morocco. I hadn’t been following the news as I am a Shabbat observant Jew. I am… Read more