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Jewish musicians to perform at the United Hatzalah event celebrating 20 years of unity

Ishay Ribo, Avraham Fried, Yaakov Shwekey, Zusha and Yair Elaytzur to perform together at Jerusalem’s Sultan’s Pool on Wednesday, Sep. 30.

A United Hatzalah event
A United Hatzalah event. Credit: Courtesy of United Hatzalah.

United Hatzalah is set to host Jewish musicians in Jewish music this coming Sukkot at Jerusalem’s Sultan’s Pool and celebrate 20 years of United Hatzalah’s unity and lifesaving mission.

On Wednesday, Sep. 30, during hol hamo’ed Sukkot, Ishay Ribo, Avraham Fried, Yaakov Shwekey, Zusha and Yair Elaytzur will perform before thousands of United Hatzalah friends and supporters.

Bar Kupershtein, former Israeli hostage, will make a special appearance at the event.

United Hatzalah’s national first response network has grown across Israel. In 2006, during the Second Lebanon War, United Hatzalah president and founder Eli Beer gathered independent Hatzalah groups across Israel and united them around one mission: saving lives.

Celebrating 20 years of unity for United Hatzalah
Sukkot concert celebrating 20 years of unity. Credit: Courtesy of United Hatzalah.

Today, approximately 10,000 volunteers across nearly 93 branches in Israel, from the Golan Heights to Eilat, as well as in Uman, Ukraine, provide emergency medical care completely free of charge to anyone in need, regardless of background or religion. Over the years, United Hatzalah has responded to more than 8 million emergencies nationwide and has also responded to international emergencies, including wars, earthquakes and building collapses in Europe, North America, Africa and Australia.

“For 20 years, our greatest strength has been unity,” said Beer. “United in lifesaving. United by our dedicated volunteers who come from every corner of Israel and every segment of Israeli society. So, what better way to celebrate this unity than bringing these incredible artists and thousands of people together in Jerusalem for one night, with one purpose: saving lives.”

Proceeds will help purchase urgently needed defibrillators for new United Hatzalah volunteers.

For tickets, visit: www.concertinisrael.com

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United Hatzalah of Israel is the largest independent, nonprofit, fully volunteer emergency medical service organization that provides the fastest emergency medical first response throughout Israel. Its free services are available to all people, regardless of race, religion or national origin. United Hatzalah has more than 5,000 volunteers across the country, available around the clock—24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. With the help of GPS technology and iconic ambucycles, its network of volunteers has an average response time of less than three minutes. Its mission is to arrive at the scene of medical emergencies as soon as possible and provide the patient with professional and appropriate medical aid until an ambulance arrives, resulting in more lives saved.
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