LONG READS Issue 786 · November 20, 2019

Sky’s the Limit

What if Hatzolah could have a fleet of airplanes that could be on the tarmac in a moment’s notice?

Sky’s the Limit
Photos: Naftoli Goldgrab, Personal archives

What if Hatzolah had a fleet of airplanes that could be on the tarmac at a moment’s notice?

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very time I contacted Eli Rowe to set up a meeting, I’d get texts like these:

“We got a request to help a frum family from New York, they had a baby born at only one pound. He’s in the NICU in Texas. They’ll have to stay there many months if we can’t fly them back.”

“We flew a boy to Miami a month ago for 24 hours, now we flew with him with a medical team to Israel on Sunday. He was niftar 24 hours after landing… so sad.”

“We have a pickup in Arkansas, the patient is very sick. Will let you know.”

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