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Syrian refugees meet Israel’s Dream Doctors

This video features two of Israel’s medical clowns – one Jewish and one Christian Arab – who bring relief and break down social barriers, one giant puffy red nose at a time. They may look silly, but they are revolutionizing … Continue reading

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Help create new dream doctors

I have reported about Dream Doctors (Israeli medical clowns) previously.  Now you have the opportunity to donate in a matching scheme to sponsor five new clowns to heal and decrease the suffering of sick children in Israeli hospitals. https://www.causematch.com/en/projects/dream-doctors/

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Medical clowns are not just for children

Latest video featuring Israel’s Dream Doctors – clowns who promote healing through laughter. They “operate” in Israeli hospitals, but also in disaster areas where they bring hope to children, adults, and doctors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez5fdqAIbwM

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Medical clowns aid Ukrainian refugees

The huge numbers of Israeli volunteers aiding refugees from Ukraine in Moldova include the medical clowns of Dream Doctors (see here previously). Their costumes, big red noses and funny antics light up the faces of exhausted Ukrainian women, children, and … Continue reading

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Send in the clowns

Doctors and nurses save lives of many Covid-19 patients in Northern Israel’s Poriya hospital. But it is the “Dream Doctors” therapeutic clowns that save their sanity. Some patients deteriorate due to their emotional state, even though their vitals seem fine. … Continue reading

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Israeli support for Pittsburgh

Volunteers from Israel’s ZAKA Search & Rescue, Dream Doctors and the Psycho-trauma and Crisis Response Unit of Israel’s United Hatzalah have arrived in Pittsburgh to provide aid to the community and the victims of the deadly mass shooting at the … Continue reading

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Israeli medical clowns at Chinese hospitals

Israeli medical clowns from “Dream Doctors” visited seven hospitals and orphanages in Chengdu, southwestern China. In colorful clown costumes and with big red noses, they sang songs, played ukulele, performed magic tricks and blew bubbles in the wards to cheer … Continue reading

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Israel hosts congress for medical clowns

At least 200 medical clowns from America, Europe and Australia will attend the October convention. Dream Doctors, funded by Magi Foundation, helped set up the world’s only undergraduate degree program in clown therapy as a paramedical profession at the University … Continue reading

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