Magen David Adom held its first free First Aid Course for Members on Wednesday May 12 at the Emanuel Synagogue. Sheila Lazarus practices CPR on a baby mannequin Qualified trainer, Brian Richards had the audience fully engaged as he delivered important first aid pointers for daily emergencies ... Continue Reading
Ezra’s gift to MDA Mothers Milk Bank
Magen David Adom was honoured to have a visit by Ezra committee members, Barbara Cohen, Life President and Mimi Wise, Treasurer to present a cheque to Tony Ziegler, President. Mimi Wise and Barbara Cohen present cheque to Tony Ziegler Barbara Cohen who was Life President of Sydney Auxiliary ... Continue Reading
Building collapse in Florida
On June 24, 2021, a 12-storey beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, partially collapsed killing 98 people and injuring many more. Doctors, EMTs and paramedics from the South Florida Hatzalah, many of whom volunteer with the Magen David Adom International Unit, were ... Continue Reading
Delegation of influencers from the United Arab Emirates, Morocco & Bahrain visit MDA
MDA’s Jerusalem Station recently hosted some very esteemed visitors – nine social media influencers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Morocco and Bahrain. During the visit the influencers met MDA employees and volunteers of all ages and religious backgrounds, saw MDA’s state of the art ... Continue Reading
Progress on the construction of the MDA Blood Bank
Israel’s national blood supply managed by the National Blood Services division of Magen David Adom. Blood bank is close to completion Since the current blood bank and processing centre located in Tel Aviv no longer meets seismic building code requirements and has insufficient capacity to meet ... Continue Reading
Sydney rallies to support MDA during Guardian of the Walls
During May 2021 Israel was under attack and MDA was once again on the frontline. MDA teams were stretched saving lives under threat from missiles or riots. Australian Friends of Magen David Adom immediately called for an emergency appeal which was wholeheartedly supported by our many members and ... Continue Reading
When disasters strike in Israel MDA is at the front line
Sensitively rescuing traumatised victims As we approach the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we look back on another COVID ravaged year, both here in Australia and also in Israel. Magen David Adom has been and remains at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. MDA has ... Continue Reading
MDA NSW – putting more ambulances on Israel’s roads
Thank you, our dear supporters for answering MDA’s call to raise urgently needed funds to replace the ambulances damaged in the recent conflict in Israel. MDA’s ambulances have been under extreme pressure during COVID and the recent Guardian of the Walls operation when 374 lifesaving vehicles ... Continue Reading
MDA graduate aces EMT test and saves a life the same day
Joshua Rothstein finished Magen David Adom’s final EMT exam, scoring a perfect 100. That same day, when he arrived at the Haganah train station in Tel Aviv to return to his home in Rehovot, he heard an announcement requesting immediate medical assistance. Right: Joshua Rothstein reunites with ... Continue Reading
MDA head of volunteers talks to ILTV about rescue operations during the Jerusalem fire
ILTV — Itsik Goldfarb, head of the volunteer department for Magen David Adom, discusses MDA’s preparations, evacuations, and training for the massive wildfires in the Jerusalem Forest that destroyed some 6,200 acres between Sunday and Tuesday. More than 2,000 people were evacuated from their homes. ... Continue Reading