PITTSBURGH – It’s been six years since Jeff and Arlene Berg of Pittsburgh first committed to raise funds for an ambulance for Israel. But now, it’s time for a celebration.

UMAN, UKRAINE – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a stark reminder that even a peace as enduring as the one established in Europe after World War II can be broken.

With just an hour and a half to go before her son’s wedding, Vivian dislocated her shoulder trying to open a car door.

Fortunately for the happy couple and their families, MAGEN DAVID ADOM came to the rescue!

Maya is five and a half years old and lives in Even Yehuda, Israel. She is currently recovering from a serious illness.

During her treatment, Maya met many friendly MAGEN DAVID ADOM team members, doctors, and hospital staff members — and she announced that it was her dream to one day join MAGEN DAVID ADOM as a doctor on the ambulance!

Since Victoria Leshiner, a Jewish woman in Donetsk, Ukraine, had lived in Israel 20 years ago, when the war in Ukraine began to heat up, she escaped to Israel with two children.

During a routine ambulance shift in Tel Aviv, 15-year-old MDA youth volunteer Ido Edelheit noticed a bus loaded with dozens of children and teenagers that was stopped in the middle of the intersection [on a street in Tel Aviv] and realized that the driver was in medical distress.

Two years ago, Eyal Tzur, 51, was training for a marathon when he suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed. It was a heart attack.

In addition to helping save lives, ambulances in Israel do all kinds of things to make a difference.

Thousands of rockets were launched against Israel over 11 days! In this powerful video, you’ll see Israel’s heroes working to save lives in the midst of the attacks.

Every urgent call for help in Israel was answered in 2021. But saving lives is not easy…