Tag: Field Hospital
Healing strangers in the middle of a war zone
For a moment, Yoel Har-Even was distracted. He was speaking via Zoom from Israel’s “Shining Star” field hospital in western Ukraine, and a siren had begun to wail outside.
“Usually when we hear a siren,...
The power of laughter: IDF medical clown volunteers with Ukrainian refugees
Two weeks ago, Nimrod Eisenberg—a military medical clown—was ordered to get ready for a possible trip to war-torn Ukraine, “a kind of call up of reserve forces.” Only in his case, instead of packing...
Israeli field hospital for Ukrainian refugees to be named after Golda Meir
Israel announced on Monday that it has officially approved a field hospital for refugees in Western Ukraine.
According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the humanitarian mission—dubbed “Kochav Meir” in Hebrew (“Shining Star”)—is named after the late Israeli...