‘Not just a Jewish service’: Hatzolah, the charity-funded ambulances serving the community

Despite the arson attack, Hatzolah’s volunteer paramedics continue to respond to anyone living in the vicinity ‘Accountants, plumbers, surveyors – whatever it might be, they’ve all got day jobs. Everyone has got kits in their car, everyone responds from wherever they are,” said Yossi Richman, on life as a trained volunteer paramedic at Hatzolah, the ambulance service funded by Jewish giving. Richman also serves as a governance lead at Hatzolah in Golders Green, north London, where four ambula...

By Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent