Magen David Adom Israel’s counterpart of the Red Cross, was reorganized last week, Joseph Hand leman, president of the American Red Magen David of Israel (ARMDI), and Benjamin Saxe, ARMDI executive vice president, reported here Dr. Arie Harell was named by President Yitzhak Navon of Israel as president of Magen David Adom, they reported to leaders of the Michigan Chapter of ARMDI.
Born in Kiev, Russia, Harell immigrated to Israel in 1937 after completing medical studies at Berlin University. Since 1962, he has been head of the municipal governmental medical center, Tel Aviv-Yafo, and since 1977 served as chairman of the Assocition of Hospital Directors in Israel. From 1956 to 1958, Harell was Israel’s envoy to Rumania, and from 1958 to 1962, he was Ambassador to the Soviet Union.
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