In the weeks following Oct. 7, a phone call between two friends led to a significant gift from the Twin Cities Jewish community, one that continues to save lives each day in Rehovot as the conflict continues.
Yoni Rottenberg, commander of the United Hatzalah unit in Rehovot, reached out to his close friend of more than a decade, Josh Awend, for help.
“Because of the situation that we had over here in Israel, they took all the ambulances down to the south, and so we had a big, big problem with ambulances over here,” said Rottenberg. “So I picked up the phone and called Josh, and I told him, ‘You told me that if I have a problem, to call you, so Houston, we have a problem.’ So I just said, ‘I’m gonna be like a regular Israeli with the chutzpah. You asked what we need. We need an ambulance.’ And it was silent for a second.”…