Eli Beer is a pioneer, social entrepreneur, President and Founder of United Hatzalah of Israel. In thirty years, the organization has grown to more than 6,500 volunteers who unite together to provide immediate, life-saving care to anyone in need - regardless of race or religion. This community EMS force network treats over 730,000 incidents per year, in Israel, as they wait for ambulances and medical attention. Eli’s vision is to bring this life-saving model across the world. In 2015, Beer expanded internationally with the establishment of branches in South America and other countries, including “United Rescue” in Jersey City, USA, where the response time was reduced to just two minutes and thirty-five seconds. Episode Chapters (0:00) intro (1:04) Hatzalah’s reputation for speed (4:48) Hatzalah’s volunteer EMTs and ambucycles (5:50) Entrepreneurism at Hatzalah (8:09) Chutzpah (14:15) Hatzalah’s recruitment (18:31) Volunteers from all walks of life (22:51) Having COVID changed Eli’s perspective (26:00) operating around the world amid antisemitism (28:06) goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/ Looking for more insights into the world of activism? Be sure to check out Jay’s brand new book, Find Your Fight , in which Jay teaches the next generation of activists and advocates how to step up and bring about lasting change. You can find Find Your Fight wherever you buy your books, and you can learn more about it at www.jayruderman.com .…
Atlanta News First has the largest team of investigative reporters in the city. Now, in this series of podcasts, we take you behind the scenes of our most recent investigations.
Atlanta News First has the largest team of investigative reporters in the city. Now, in this series of podcasts, we take you behind the scenes of our most recent investigations.
The parents of a 27-year-old man with severe autism are calling on state officials to intervene after their son was allegedly assaulted and neglected multiple times while living in a group home run by Brightstar Homes and Services . Note: This episode was uploaded on May 14, 2025.
Everyone has the right to receive their mail. But for more than a year, Decatur attorney Dan DeWoskin has been fighting to make that happen at his home on Ponce de Leon Avenue, where a persistent sinkhole kept swallowing his mailbox .
Regina Stansbury wasn’t expecting drama when an AT&T crew showed up in her Duluth neighborhood in July 2023. The crew was there to hook up a fiber optic line for her next-door neighbor, Maria Stringfellow. “I just wanted a piece of the internet,” Maria said. “Was that too much to ask?” Apparently, it was .…
Georgia is confronting a reading crisis decades in the making. By the time students reach fourth grade, only one in three can read proficiently, according to a 2025 state assessment. Critics say failed teaching methods, a lack of teacher preparation, and ineffective early interventions are to blame.
The Sandy Springs City Council recently passed three new ordinances limiting First Amendment activity, the most controversial of which creates an eight-foot buffer zone between someone wanting to share a message and anyone who doesn’t want to hear it.
A disabled metro Atlanta man living with mold, cockroaches and a partially collapsed ceiling successfully sued his landlord more than a year ago, but is still waiting for his complex to make the court-ordered repairs and pay him.
From land taken by a railroad company to money seized by DEA agents, and the trickle-down cost of high insurance premiums, Atlanta News First’s award-winning investigative journalists tackle the tough issues impacting our community.
Atlanta News First’s award-winning investigative journalists tackle the tough issues impacting our community. In this series of visual podcasts, we take you behind the scenes of our most recent investigations.
A metro Atlanta police department is under scrutiny after arresting a man for a violent home invasion, despite evidence casting doubt that he could have committed the crime.
After a series of Atlanta News First investigations, state lawmakers passed new laws seeking to change how reading is taught in the state’s public schools.
Civil rights investigations into hundreds of Georgia education-related discrimination complaints could be left unresolved following President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education .
Rachel Fuller’s 4-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son haven’t lived at her house in years. The last time Fuller saw them was February 2024, around the time her parental rights were terminated after she tested positive for methamphetamine . An extensive Atlanta News First Investigation , Stolen Sobriety , uncovered numerous cases where children were removed from their parents after a failed drug test. The investigation has found that some of the state’s contracted labs to perform those tests have credibility issues.…
Thirty years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice warned the failure to learn to read was not just linked to delinquency, but a likely cause of it. That prediction is playing out today across Georgia, where low literacy rates remain persistent and incarceration rates remain the highest of any democratic country in the world.…
All these College Park homeowners wanted was for sewage to stop backing up into their front yard. It took two years - and Better Call Harry - to get it done.
People with disabilities are often mistaken by police as being non-compliant with their instructions and demands. Viral body camera videos of interactions with blind and deaf people highlight a lack of police training nationwide.
In this special Behind the Investigation with Atlanta News First podcast, we recap some of our most recent, hard-hitting investigations, including deadly ambulance delays; a tragic overdose at a metro hospital; a major car maker issues an engine recall; and the challenges facing search and rescue divers at Lake Lanier.…
A north Georgia lawmaker whose district includes some of the state’s major carpet manufacturers - including the world’s largest - wants to give immunity to those companies from lawsuits related to their use of cancer-causing toxins in their production process.
Legislation under consideration in the Georgia General Assembly would ban school-zone speed detection cameras , and has sparked a fierce debate between lawmakers, law enforcement, and lobbyists. Camera companies have been working behind the scenes to stop the legislation or amend it.
Fines for illegally passing a stopped school bus in Georgia could be lowered under proposed legislation aimed at reducing the steep penalties enacted last year.
This Atlanta family's seven-year fight for justice has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the court's ruling will impact law enforcement nationwide for years to come.
For years, unpaid medical debt in collection hit consumers’ credit scores like a bulldozer, making it harder for them to secure loans, housing and even employment. Now, new protections set to go into effect March 1, 2025, are on pause. Award-winning consumer investigator Harry Samler of Better Call Harry talks with patient advocate Cindy Gatton and Atlanta News First Investigates Executive Producer Lindsey Basye about what you need to know about these increasing medical debts.…
This timeshare owner's case sheds light on a broader issue within the timeshare industry, particularly concerning third-party exit companies. Many consumers face similar challenges when trying to exit their contracts as this owner did.
A pending lawsuit claims a publishing giant sold defective instructional material to school districts for decades, allegedly hurting childrens' ability to read. An Atlanta News First investigation uncovered the same publisher sold its curriculum in metro Atlanta, including Gwinnett County, the state’s largest school district. Now, the mother of an autistic son is fearful these instructional materials may have affected his mental health.…
Atlanta News First Investigates has found in 2024 when kids entered state custody, “abandonment” was considered a factor at least 539 times. In 2023, that number was 464 times. Here is the story of a Fulton County mom who is facing the termination of her parental rights after her autistic son was arrested by police, and who is now fighting to get him the care she said he needs.…
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