A delegation of American and Canadian doctors specializing in emergency and trauma visited Sderot last week to dedicate medical equipment to the rocket-battered town on the Gaza border.



The physicians were members of the American Physicians Fellowship (APF), an organization that brings trauma experts to Israel for advanced courses.

Sderot schoolchildren hold a spent Kassam rocket.

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Dr. Norton J. Greenberger and Dr. Mike Frogel with Students from Torani Hadash School

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Many members of the group made personal commitments to travel to Israel immediately in the event of war or natural disaster, freeing their Israeli counterparts to assume IDF reserve roles on the front or at the disaster site.



"Israel has earned global respect for its incomparable emergency medical care," said APF Vice President, Dr. Mike Frogel, leading last week's delegation. "Unfortunately, Sderot has taken the brunt of terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians in recent years, and we have come to show our solidarity with these brave men, women and children—and to provide at least a small measure of our support which will strengthen their situation under these circumstances."

(right to left) Dr. Mike Frogel, APF Vice President and Dr. Norton J. Greenberger, APF President with Moshe Vaknin and Avi Tiger of MDA

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The group of doctors in Sderot

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The twenty doctors and nurses that visited Sderot hail from Atlanta, Minneapolis, Madison, Detroit, Hagerstown, Ft. Myers, San Diego and El Paso, as well as Canada. They are in Israel taking part in the Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Course and took part in the dedication of a $20,000 reinforced bus shelter for the Torani Hadash School and a $10,000 defibrillator system at the Sderot Magen David Adom Station – both by the APF.

(right to left) Dr. Norton J. Greenberger, APF President and Dr. Mike Frogel, APF Vice President

(Photo: Sasson Tiram)