MDA Heroes

MDA Women's Circle launches new year with "Adopt a Paramedic" initiative

The MDA Women's Circle kicked off the new year with their flagship program and a substantial initial donation of 50,000 NIS.

Among the evening's participants were Hanna Perry Zen and businesswoman Ortal Ulman

'I’ll keep showing up': MDA paramedic who saved dozens on Oct 7 recounts 600 days

Alisa Krant, a Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic.

MDA evacuates nursing home residents as wildfires rage near Jerusalem

Magen David Adom (MDA) teams evacuated dozens of elderly residents from a nursing home in the Shoresh area on Wednesday, as massive wildfires swept through the Jerusalem Hills, forcing widespread evacuations and the closure of major highways.

Michaela Berku on volunteering, MDA, and saving lives through service

Michaela Berku: "Doing good is the best therapy."

'They're shooting at the ambulance, the station, they’re shooting everywhere'

MDA staff members realized this wasn’t just a case of missile fire; gunmen were inside the city.

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A soldier stands guard and defends the Sderot MDA station on October 7

MDA paramedic on Oct. 7: I saw some amazing teamwork and generosity

"We did everything that could be expected of us as a medical team. With God’s help, we will come out of this situation stronger and better off."

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The MDA paramedic, Menachem, hugging one of the people injured in the attack.

MDA hero: We’re here for each and every person who is sick or injured

"We’re all human, and a little girl who’s been injured isn’t something to which you can turn a blind eye. There’s something about it that penetrates you and touches your soul."

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

MDA paramedic officers get out of an ambulance a man to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center emergency and trauma care who was moderately injured when stabbed in a terrorist attack by the Neve Daniel junction, near Jerusalem on March 31, 2022.

Lives aren't just saved in a hospital. They're saved in the ambulance, too

“I’m proud of the Blood Services staff, who haven’t stopped working for a single moment and haven’t rested since the morning of October 7."

OCTOBER 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

MDA Blood Services hosts blood donations surrounding October 7

'The country was burning, and I was watching it happen'

"That Shabbat will stay with me for the rest of my life."

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

MDA’s Joint National Command Center on October 7

'I’m proud of my country and MDA. I’m proud to have saved lives'

"Don’t ever forget: there’s only one State of Israel; the People of Israel live, and together we will win."

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yaakov at the entrance to a kibbutz in the Gaza border area.

'Since when do people shoot at ambulances?' MDA medic recalls October 7 atrocities

"I tried to understand the circumstances of the shooting. No one was aware at that point that terrorists had infiltrated and had launched a killing spree."

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF