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  • Pre-Pesach Update on Eli Beer

    Pre-Pesach Update on Eli Beer

    Dear Supporters and Friends of United Hatzalah, Eli, our beloved President and Founder, is currently stable and showing signs of improvement in Miami Hospital. At this time he is still intubated because Eli’s condition was fluctuating over the last week. This is one of the challenges of this illness; it behaves in a very complex Read more

  • United Hatzalah Takes Over Care In Bnei Brak Old Age Home After Staff Contracts Coronavirus

    United Hatzalah Takes Over Care In Bnei Brak Old Age Home After Staff Contracts Coronavirus

    After numerous members of the medical staff at an old age home in Bnei Brak contracted Coronavirus United Hatzalah medical teams were asked to provide care for approximately 50 residents who live in the home. Volunteers from the Bnei Brak Chapter of United Hatzalah answered the call. Effi Feldman who runs the organization’s Bnei Brak Read more

  • Responding in The Fastest Way Possible In The Corona Era

    Responding in The Fastest Way Possible In The Corona Era

    A woman was driving along Highway 65 near Afula when she lost control of her car, spinning wildly and flipping over. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yitzchak Shayov was nearby and the United Hatzalah dispatching system identified him as one of the five closest responders to the scene. After being notified of the harrowing incident, Yitzchak Read more

  • Update on Eli Beer’s Condition

    As you may be aware Eli was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the end of last week. He was put on a ventilator last Friday evening. Eli is showing signs of improvement. His vital signs continue to get stronger and the level of fluid in his lungs is decreasing. If Eli continues to improve they will Read more

  • United Hatzalah Opens New National Dispatch Center To Treat Humanitarian Emergencies

    United Hatzalah Opens New National Dispatch Center To Treat Humanitarian Emergencies

    The Israel Association of Community Centers and Lev Echad have partnered with United Hatzalah of Israel and launched a new national dispatch center managing 30,000 volunteers who will provide assistance to humanitarian emergencies across Israel. The new partnership has given birth to the largest humanitarian aid group currently operating in Israel.  The mission of the Read more

  • When Kindness Unfolds In A Miraculous Way

    When Kindness Unfolds In A Miraculous Way

    (Written by Sarah Bechor) Ariel Drei lives in the town of Bat Ayin located in Gush Etzion and works in Jerusalem as the project manager for a construction company. He volunteers for both United Hatzalah as an EMT and for Yedidim as a roadside assistance provider. On Tuesday, September 10th, of last year, Ariel was Read more

  • Kiryat Ata Volunteers and City Staff Deliver Food To Those in Isolation and Elderly

    Kiryat Ata Volunteers and City Staff Deliver Food To Those in Isolation and Elderly

    As the Covid-19 coronavirus situation in Israel worsens, United Hatzalah joined forces with Kiryat Ata city council to deliver food packages to those in need of financial assistance, people stuck in isolation and the elderly in the city. The organization joined together with social services in the city to deliver food to those in financial Read more

  • Teams of Furloughed Volunteers Throughout The Country Deliver Food To Elderly And People in Isolation

    Teams of Furloughed Volunteers Throughout The Country Deliver Food To Elderly And People in Isolation

    United Hatzalah volunteers across Israel have initiated a campaign working together with social services of local and regional councils to deliver food packages to those in need of financial assistance, people stuck in isolation and the elderly. Volunteers have already begun to distribute food packages in Kiryat Ata, Nahariya, Bnei Brak, Ma’alot, Yokneam, Megiddo, Arad, Read more

  • An Update On Eli Beer’s Health Status From Mark and Erica Gerson

    An Update On Eli Beer’s Health Status From Mark and Erica Gerson

    Following the publication of last week’s powerful video by Eli Beer here is an update from United Hatzalah’s Chairman of the Board Mark and Erica Gerson: Dear Friend of United Hatzalah, In the Book of Genesis, Jacob is on a journey to see his brother. An unnamed “man” appears and engages Jacob in a nightlong Read more

  • Update on the Health Status of Eli Beer

    Update on the Health Status of Eli Beer

    We have had a further update on Eli Beer’s health today and thankfully he is doing well and showing some signs of recovery. His vital signs remain good and he is no longer suffering from shortness of breath. He has been diagnosed with pneumonia with a presumptive diagnosis of Covid-19. We thank everyone for their Read more