Magen David Adom’s strength has always come from within the communities we serve. Our ambulances, dispatch centers, and communication systems operate at a national scale, but the real power of our network lies in the tens of thousands of… Read more
The Dallas event will save lives in North Texas while strengthening Blood Centers of America to send reserves to Israel, should the nation’s blood supply be threatened. Arianna-Rosie Bourgoin, flanked by MDA Overseas Volunteer Alumni Hannah Gershman (L) and Reeve Dolan (R) at the blood… Read more
Following a stabbing terror attack at the Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank, Magen David Adom teams rushed to the scene. When MDA EMTs and paramedics arrived, they saw an older man lying unconscious beside the road. After medical checks, they had to pronounce… Read more
Having lost her parents when she was young, Elizabeth Goldhirsh-Yellin remembered that once the shiva mourning period ended, “things go back to normal for everyone else, and you’re left alone with these losses,” the president of an eponymous family foundation told… Read more
On Thursday evening, Nov. 6, the Synagogue of the Suburban Torah Center hosted a meaningful and highly informative community program presented by Hatzalah MetroWest in partnership with Magen David Adom (MDA) and American Friends of Magen David Adom. The focus of the evening was the… Read more
Magen David Adom mourns alongside the family of Master Sergeant (Res.) and MDA volunteer Lior Rudaif whose body has finally been returned to Israel. The 61-year-old volunteer EMT, deputy security officer of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, and standby squad member, was killed on October 7… Read more
American Friends of Magen David Adom held a gala event on Nov. 9 that featured an array of interesting speakers while honoring those who give Israeli first responders one of their biggest tools for saving lives: ambulances. The dinner… Read more
Kiryat Malachi residents Yael and Yitzhak Dornbost have a tradition of going out for ice cream after attending performances with their twin daughters, May and Shir. After attending their favorite singer’s show in Ashdod one evening, the foursome headed to the ice cream… Read more
If you read only the headlines, you might believe that Israel is a land defined solely by conflict, a place where division has become destiny. But if you look beyond the headlines, into the ambulances, dispatch centers, and emergency… Read more
Manya Marcus spoke with Raphael Herbst, a senior paramedic with Magen David Adom (MDA) and head of its Emotional Resilience Program, at the offices of American Friends of Magen David Adom in New York City. Raphael discusses MDA’s vital role in Israeli society—from delivering world-class… Read more
