United Hatzalah's Dr Tamar Schlezinger Honored With Lighting A Torch On Israel's 76 Independence Day

United Hatzalah is proud to congratulate Dr. Tamar Schlezinger, a dedicated volunteer of the organization’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, who has been chosen to light a torch at Israel’s central Independence Day ceremony. On October 7th, United Hatzalah’s Dispatch Center alerted Dr. Schlezinger regarding a young boy who had witnessed the murder of his parents and was in urgent need of assistance. Dr. Schlezinger immediately reached out and learned that the boy, nine-year-old Michael, was hiding in a closet together with his six-year-old sister Amalia, following the murder of their parents and the kidnapping of their little sister Avigail. For 12 hours that felt like an eternity, Dr. Schlezinger provided support to the courageous children on the phone, offering comfort and guidance until the knocks on the door of the soldiers who rescued them. Dr. Tamar Schlezinger volunteers in United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, which addresses the emotional needs of family members, witnesses, and bystanders during and after traumatic situations. She resides in Rosh Pina, is married, and is a mother of four children. In her leisure time, she enjoys shepherding sheep. She holds a PhD in social work, works as a therapist in a private clinic, and is a lecturer in the Department of Social Work at Tel Hai College. In 2022, Dr. Schlezinger participated in United Hatzalah’s mission in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona. Below is a link to the investigative report in Channel 12’s "Uvda" program detailing the chilling story of the children and Dr. Schlezinger's assistance on October 7th: https://youtu.be/EuL93IbvBHI?si=WhBEujfGjanO1mDW https://israelrescue.org/campaign/healingheroes/ ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ United Hatzalah is Israel's largest volunteer emergency medical service that provides free, volunteer-based emergency response throughout Israel. With over 7,000+ volunteer EMTs, paramedics, and physicians from all backgrounds, faiths, and genders, United Hatzalah's unique response model allows our volunteers to reach any medical emergency in Israel. To date, we have treated over 6,000,000 patients country-wide! Support our vital work and partner with us to save lives: https://israelrescue.org/ytdonate/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedHatzalahofIsrael Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedhatzalahofisrael/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unitedhatzalah LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-hatzalah-of-israel/ X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/UnitedHatzalah Website: https://www.israelrescue.org/