Hatzolah
A Hatzolah educational session for teachers and kids at Gilly’s Early Learning Centre.
September 18, 2018, 12:01 am
Hatzolah to offer new service
THERE are few more stressful situations than when an elderly family member suffers a fall or other calamity that is classified as "not life threatening" and the wait for help becomes drawn-out.
By Peter Kohn
Victorian Health and Ambulance Services Minister, Jill Hennessy, with Hatzolah members at the GoodSAM app launch. Photo: Peter Haskin
June 6, 2018, 2:08 pm
Livesaving app launched
EACH year, over 6000 Victorians suffer a cardiac arrest away from hospital. Last week, Hatzolah entered into a partnership with Ambulance Victoria to help curb the statistic.
By Rebecca Davis
Dovi Meyer (back) helping to treat a victim of the January 8 terror attack in Jerusalem.
January 12, 2017, 12:00 am
Australia condemns ‘vicious terror attack’
When a Palestinian terrorist drove a truck into IDF cadets in Jerusalem on January 8, Dovi Meyer was among the first emergency responders on the scene.
Hatzolah volunteers assist with the rescue of two Indonesian Muslim teenagers at Bondi Beach on August 30.
September 1, 2016, 12:00 am
Hatzolah’s Bondi lifesavers
SIX Jewish volunteers from Hatzolah helped save the lives of two Indonesian Muslim teenagers who nearly drowned at Bondi Beach on Tuesday August 30.
Hatzolah of Sydney president Rabbi Mendy Litzman and volunteer first responder Tzvi Eliezer Berman (centre) are participating in the Emergency Services Blood Challenge this winter, urged on by volunteers Daniel Balkin (left) and Joe Weijnstein (right). Photo: Shane Desiatnik.
July 24, 2016, 12:00 am
Hatzolah rolls up its sleeves to help others
Two volunteers from Haztolah of Sydney have registered for the Emergency Services Blood Challenge this winter in a bid to pump up the number of blood donations.
By Shane Desiatnik
From left: Dr Peter Schiff OAM (chairman of the Menorah Awards committee), Bev Gelbart, Hilda Rosner, Leonid Shvartsman, Iain Messer, and Faye Haskin-Dubrowin (B’nai B’rith Victoria president). Photo by Dr Paul Gardner.
May 10, 2016, 12:00 am
Menorah Awards honour volunteers
THE annual B’nai B’rith Victoria Menorah Awards have been presented to four members of the Jewish community, acknowledging their longstanding commitment to volunteering.
By Phoebe Roth
October 30, 2014, 12:00 am
Jewish response ‘brought tears to my eyes’
By Joshua Levi
March 15, 2012, 12:26 pm
When Purim parties go bad
POLICE and ambulances had to be called to a Purim house party in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs last Wednesday night, despite efforts by parents to stop under-age drinking.
By Joshua Levi
March 6, 2012, 12:00 am
Be merry, but stay sober on Purim
FOR many young people, Purim is a time to get drunk but Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia president Rabbi Moshe Gutnick insists that alcohol should only be consumed in moderation.
March 24, 2011, 3:15 pm
Another drunken Purim
DESPITE the community’s efforts to curb alcohol-related problems on Purim, binge drinking remained prevalent on Saturday night.
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