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Mental health training for Ukrainian therapists

Posted on July 31, 2022

20 Ukrainian psychologists have spent two weeks in Israel receiving training on how to treat trauma cases. Ukraine cannot cope with the massive numbers of people affected by the conflict with Russia. A key goal of the course was how … Continue reading →

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Keeping the lights on in Ukraine

Posted on July 24, 2022

The “Light Up Health” campaign of Israeli NGO SmartAID maintains power to Ukraine’s Kyiv Ochmatdyt Children’s Hospital, EmergeNYC Care Unit in Mykolaiv, and Uman General Hospital. SmartAID has supplied emergency generators, spotlights for surgeons, solar power and more. https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-ngo-lights-up-health-facilities-in-ukraine/

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Ukrainian Jewish refugees to marry in Israel

Posted on July 10, 2022

Yakov and Malka, refugees from Ukraine, are to marry on July 10 in Tiberias, a city on the shore of Israel’s Lake Kinneret. Both headed dormitories at a Kyiv yeshiva but only became friends after the Russian invasion. Quiet Yakov … Continue reading →

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Still healing Ukrainians

Posted on July 10, 2022

It may no longer be making headlines, but physicians from Hadassah Medical Center are still performing surgery for sick and injured Ukrainians at the Przemysl refugee camp on the Ukraine-Poland border. This article describes one doctor who operated on 10-year-old … Continue reading →

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Muslim EMT rescues Jewish Ukrainian refugees

Posted on July 4, 2022

United Hatzalah’s Khaled Hardan, a Muslim volunteer paramedic from Wadi Ara in northern Israel, flew to Warsaw to help ensure Jewish Ukrainians could undertake the journey to Israel. Khaled said, “I am happy that I was part of the team … Continue reading →

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Ukrainian sings to help MDA relief efforts

Posted on May 29, 2022

Ukrainian-born singer Viktoria Leléka lives in Berlin and was able to help rescue all her family from Ukraine. Leléka made her first visit to Israel to perform with her band and Israel singer Ivri Lider in a concert that benefited … Continue reading →

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Saving Ukrainian refugees in Poland

Posted on May 29, 2022

Since March, volunteer doctors (Jews & Arabs) from the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem, have been running the medical clinic at the Przemyśl Humanitarian Aid Center, near the Medyka border crossing in southeastern Poland. Also, at a refugee center in … Continue reading →

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Bedridden Ukrainian refugees airlifted to Israel

Posted on May 22, 2022

Three bedridden elderly Ukrainian refugees have been evacuated from their war-torn country to receive proper medical care in Israel. The rescue operation involved the Jewish Agency, the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), and Israeli NGO United Hatzalah. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/327433

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Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel for Ukrainian orphans

Posted on May 15, 2022

Several of the 100 orphans evacuated to Israel from Zhytomyr, Ukraine, celebrated their B’nei Mitzvah at the Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem. They were given tefillin sets and gift certificates for presents and new clothing. The girls had a B’not … Continue reading →

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Elite Ukrainian athletes train in Israel

Posted on May 15, 2022

Seven elite Ukrainian athletes who fled their war-torn country with two coaches are continuing to train in Israel for competitions in Europe and South America. They are using facilities at Israel’s Neurim Youth Village, run by Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization … Continue reading →

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