At the same time, Chaim Halperin returned from Egypt, where he had been sent on a mission for the fire fighters. Levontin proposed the purchase in Egypt of two sets of bicycles supporting a bed for the purpose of transferring the sick and injured in case of disaster. Meshulam Levontin, who raised the issue of care and evacuation before the city leaders. The father and progenitor of the association for rapid aid was Dr. These injuries caused the officials of the first Jewish city to consider the matter of evacuation of the injured to hospitals and providing first aid. There was also a rise in the incidence of bodily injuries due to the quickly developing industry. However, the rapid organizational development of the city, large number of residents, laying of infrastructure, construction of buildings and heavy traffic led to an increase in accidents. Waves of the Third and Fourth Aliya (immigration of Jews from abroad) brought tens of thousands of Jews to Israel, a large number of whom settled in Tel Aviv. However, the medical department, the spirit of the organization, continued to operate and 9 years later the organization would be re-established in Tel Aviv.įollowing the period of bloody riots in the year 5,681 (1921), large numbers of Jews moved from Jaffa to Tel Aviv. In May 1921 the Jewish brigades were disbanded and MDA along with them. However, only a very few were actually chosen to go out to the front to aid the soldiers of the Jewish brigades. “We must not entrust the care of our heroic soldiers to the sons of a foreign nation speaking a foreign language when illness strikes, or when they are wounded on the battle field……Not in the name of a foreign symbol or under a flag of foreign holiness will they utter consolations to our soldiers lying on the sick-bed….” About 500 young people volunteered for the organization at the time of its founding. In an appeal to Jewish youth to volunteer in the formation of MDA, the founders urged them to give of themselves, claiming a great national human value for the organization. Its purpose would be to offer medical aid to soldiers serving in the Jewish regiments as well as to aid the population in case of a national disaster. The body would operate as a volunteer organization, in which doctors, nurses, paramedics and other volunteers would serve. It was decided to establish a Jewish body based on the example of the Red Cross. The spirit of volunteerism that swept Jewish youth in Palestine eager to help the British in WWI also gave rise to MDA in Jaffa and in NY at the same time. Magen David Adom in Israel was born twice: the first time in 1918 at the end of WWI and the second time in 1930. Blood, Sweat & Tears for 90 Years Publication.25 years of the Yochai Porat Volunteer program.Yochai Porat Overseas Volunteer Program.
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