Magen David Adom Mourns

out to be terrorist acts by the same perpetrator. An Arab Israeli from Hura, a southern Bedouin town, repeatedly stabbed a woman at a gas station, ran over a cyclist with his car, and stabbed four people at a shopping center. The stabbings were particularly brutal. Throats were slashed and in at least one case…

Israel Regev, 92, from Haifa, and his sister, Yeti Itzik, 96, from Kibbutz Nir Oz near the Gaza border, both Holocaust survivors, have not seen each other for more than 10 years. The siblings maintained regular telephone contact, but because of their medical conditions and distance, they have not been able to hug or see…

Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — After seven years of work, Jeff and Arlene Berg may finally get a chance to rest. The Wilkins Township Evangelicals raised nearly $100,000 toward buying an ambulance for Israel. Having secured commitments from approximately 40 donors, and with the medical vehicle ready for shipment east. The September 12 gathering, the Bergs noted,…

Volunteers from local schools and youth groups and long standing supporters generously gave their time on Sunday April 2, 2017 to man the phones for MDA’s Red Sunday Telethon to raise money to fund a 4 x 4 life Support Ambulance for MDA Israel. The request for these ambulances came recently from Israel because they…

A unique Advanced Life Support Boat was dedicated by Magen David Adom at Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) in Tiberias. The Advanced Life Support Boat can moor close enough to shore where team members can disembark and load patients without setting foot in the water. It can travel the widest length of the lake in…

Over & above our usual operations in Israel, Magen David Adom is working tirelessly to assist and support the emergency work in Ukraine and to provide urgent care to those arriving in Israel, many of them holocaust survivors requiring immediate medical attention. MDA’s ongoing emergency operations include: Armored ambulances sent to Ukraine – Due to…