United Hatzalah

15
Mar
2022

Ukrainian Refugees Burst into Applause Upon Arrival in Israel

Refugees from Ukraine touch down at Ben-Gurion International Airport in the early hours of March 8, 2022. Photo: Josh Hasten.

Refugees from Ukraine touch down at Ben-Gurion International Airport in the early hours of March 8, 2022. Photo: Josh Hasten.

IAȘI, ROMANIA—Daria Garn was exhausted. After five grueling days traveling from war-torn Kyiv, Ukraine, through Moldova with her two young sons, she had finally arrived at the Romania International Airport in Iași, where she was waiting to board a flight to Israel. As tears welled, Garn, 29, told JNS she was forced to leave her husband behind as he had been unable to secure the proper paperwork to join her. Following Russia’s deadly invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, most Ukrainian adult males have been forbidden to leave the country.

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate
14
Mar
2022

Witnessing Hatzalah Heroes in Action

On this week’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten describes his world-wind mission to Romania with the United Hatzalah organization. The mission was threefold – to drop off Hatzalah emergency volunteers so that they could make their way to the Ukrainian/Moldovan border to assist the refugees fleeing the war in the Ukraine, to drop off tons of humanitarian equipment, and to bring 100 refugees back to Israel, may of whom will be making Aliyah to the Jewish State.

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
28
Jun
2021

Israel Sends Teams to Help in Surfside, Florida

An IDF engineering team along with a United Hatzalah psychotrauma and crisis response unit have traveled from Israel to Surfside Florida, to help in the rescue efforts and to work with the families of those still trapped in the rubble of this week’s condo building collapse. Whether it’s an earthquake in Haiti, a tsunami in Asia, or any other natural disaster, or emergency situation, time and time again Israel has proven to always be there. Our prayers are with the community of Surfside. This plus all the latest news from Israel on today’s edition of Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten.

Photo Credit: United Hatzalah spokesperson

Posted by Josh Hasten in Israel Uncensored
05
May
2020

When a Saver of Lives Needs to be Saved: Eli Beer’s Story

Eli Beer, founder and president of United Hatzalah, saying the Shema upon arriving in Israel after battling COVID-19 for six weeks at a hospital in Miami, Fla. Credit: United Hatzalah.

Eli Beer, founder and president of United Hatzalah, saying the Shema upon arriving in Israel after battling COVID-19 for six weeks at a hospital in Miami, Fla. Credit: United Hatzalah.

United Hatzalah’s founder and president, who returned to Israel after surviving a six-week battle against COVID-19 in a Miami hospital.

 

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Posted by Josh Hasten in Jewish News Syndicate