MEDICAL INITIATIVE BACKED BY ELON MUSK FOUNDATION AWARDED SHIELD OF VOLUNTEERING

NEW YORK, March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Israel's Ministry of Health has awarded its coveted Shield of Volunteering Award to the MiluEm program for saving lives during a period of unprecedented emergency. MiluEm was one of the medical missions of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation's (AJCF) Emergency Medical Assistance Program for Victims of Mass Atrocities, an endeavor only made possible through a generous charitable grant received from the Elon Musk Foundation.

Following the brutal and indiscriminate violence against civilian lives in Israel on October 7, 2023, Israel's Ministry of Health reached out to the AJCF for assistance in supporting the country's healthcare system. The AJCF coordinated the deployment of physician volunteers from the United States and around the world to reinforce medical centers in Israel. Over the ensuing months, more than 250 volunteer doctors participated in over 400 medical missions, providing crucial medical care across various specialties such as emergency medicine, ICU, trauma, anesthesia, and reconstructive surgery.

"The AJCF is extremely thankful to Elon Musk and the entire team at Musk Foundation for partnering with us to help make this lifesaving program possible," said the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Chairman Simon Bergson.

"We are extremely proud of all the efforts made by the physicians who participated in our Emergency medical missions and are humbled by the multitude of specialists who left their work and families behind to answer Israel's call in its darkest hour," said Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Director General Jack Simony.

The Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the lessons of the Holocaust to combat hatred and bigotry through educational programs and providing direct humanitarian aid to victims of mass atrocities. For more information, visit: https://ajcfus.org/.

MiluEM is a network of 250+ experienced volunteer emergency medicine specialists from around the world committed to helping and supporting Israel's emergency medicine community during times of crisis and beyond. For more information, visit: https://miluem.com/.

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SOURCE The Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation