Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel's Miami Gala, held Sunday evening, honored the parents of Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg, Adele and Dr. Joel Sandberg, and Dr. Ari Ciment for their dedication to Israel, their community, and to saving lives.
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Also in attendance were the former US Ambassador to Israel and his wife David and Tammy Friedman; Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Daniella Levine Cava; and Mark Gerson, chairman of United Hatzalah and co-founder of the Gerson-Lehrman Group.
United Hatzalah has more than 6,000 volunteers around the country, available around the clock – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
The event was the first of its kind for the organization since the onset of the COVID pandemic. In honor of her parents, Sandberg and her fiancé, Tom Bernthal, donated $5 million to the organization to name the Adele and Joel Sandberg Women's Unit.
More than 500 people attended the event, which adhered to strict COVID protocols, and raised $18 million to help support the lifesaving work done in Israel.
President and Founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer said: "A strong relationship exists between the people of Miami and United Hatzalah, and myself personally. After I got sick with COVID-19 the Doctors here in Miami University Hospital saved my life. My good friends Adele and Dr. Joel Sandberg were a major part of my recovery, thanks to them I made it through my ordeal."
