Archives: Stories
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B’nai Jeshurun Congregants Meet With Refugee They Helped Rescue From Ukraine
Congregants from the Reform synagogue Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, in New Jersey, met with Alexei, a Ukrainian refugee who was brought to Israel on an emergency flight arranged by United Hatzalah and sponsored by the congregation. The emotional meeting happened last week at United Hatzalah’s headquarters in Jerusalem. As part of United Hatzalah’s Operation Orange Wings, Read more
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Shani Elhadad’s Inspiration and Stories from the Field
Shani is a 29-year-old teacher from the town of Netivot in the southern Negev. Shani’s motivation to enter the field of emergency first response stemmed from a traumatic incident that occurred many years ago. When Shani’s brother was just 9 years old, he was playing soccer when the ball slammed into his chest. The youngster Read more
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Venture Capitalist Eric Reiner Joins U.S. National Board of United Hatzalah, Appointed President of Young Leadership for the Organization
In an effort to expand awareness and support for emergency medical services in Israel, Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel is pleased to announce that the Founder and Managing Partner of Vine Ventures, Eric Reiner, has joined the organization’s U.S. National Board and has been appointed as the President of Young Leadership for the organization. Eric, Read more
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Jerusalem Octogenarian Suffered A Cardiac Arrest, Revived by Volunteer EMTs
On Tuesday morning, a man in his 80 suffered a cardiac arrest on Hahmei Lublin Street in Jerusalem. His worried family members called emergency services for help and United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center alerted the nearby volunteers to the incident. Yehiel Stern and Chezi Roth, both volunteer EMTs with the organization, were first responders Read more
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New EMS “Minilance” Donated In Honor of Fallen Officer Noam Raz Z”L – Vehicle Donated by Businessman Shefi Sason With Several VIPs In Attendance
In a moving ceremony on Monday afternoon in Moshav Mishmar HaShiva, a new emergency medical service vehicle was dedicated in honor of fallen Yamam (Counterterrorism) officer and United Hatzalah volunteer paramedic Noam Raz. The vehicle, a special “mini-lance”, is an electric vehicle that will be used to provide emergency medical response in the Sdot Dan Read more
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Rosh Haayin Woman Chokes, Revived By First Responders
On Monday morning, a woman in her early 40s choked in her home in Rosh Haayin. Worried family members called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center received the alert and dispatched the closest first responders to the scene. Shmuel Barbar, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, was in the middle of a Read more
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Bringing A Smile On Their Face – Ten Kavod Jerusalem: The Story of Yisrael Kama and Simcha and Yosef Oren
Simcha Oren was born in 1942 in Iran to a large family. Due to hard living conditions, Simcha and her family fled Iran to Israel just before the Iranian revolution. Simcha lived in Jerusalem with her family, and later on, married her husband Yosef Oren, and together they had 7 children and 10 grandchildren. Simcha Read more
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95-Year-Old Beer Sheva Resident Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Is Revived by Volunteer EMTs
On Tuesday just before 03:00 P.M., a 95-year-old woman suffered a cardiac arrest in her home on Sinai Street in Beer Sheva. The emergency was reported to the dispatch center and nearby volunteer EMTs were called to the scene. United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Rinat Uziel and Yossi Ashuach had just finished treating a patient nearby Read more
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Western Wall Foundation, Herzog Hospital, and United Hatzalah Team Up To Bring Hospital-Confined Child To Western Wall
A 10-year-old boy who suffers from a birth defect that has kept him in hospital on a ventilator since birth was brought on Tuesday morning to the Western Wall in a moving birthday ceremony, which was made possible by United Hatzalah, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, and Herzog Hospital. Herzog Hospital turned to United Hatzalah Read more
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Woman Injured In Rock-Throwing Attack Treated By EMTs Amidst Ongoing Wave of Violence In Judea and Samaria
On Wednesday afternoon, a woman was injured when a rock was hurled at her car near the settlement of Revava in Judea and Samaria. The massive stone smashed the vehicle’s windshield and struck her arm, while her son and two hitchhikers in the car were unscathed. The 36-year-old woman drove to safety and called emergency Read more