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Time flies when therapeutic medical clowns wait for the doctor

Viva Sarah Press

Jul 29, 2018
2 min

Time flies when therapeutic medical clowns wait for the doctor

Waiting for the doctor is an activity no one enjoys but nonetheless inevitable. So, what happens when a group of therapeutic medical clowns comes to wait with you? The adage is that time flies when you’re having fun. And that’s exactly what happens when my clown care peers and I show up at a medical health clinic. Today, we arrived at a women’s and children’s health clinic in Ashkelon. We come to relieve stress, bring a smile to people’s faces and help create a more relaxed m

White Helmets escape Syria via Israel to Jordan and beyond

Viva Sarah Press

Jul 22, 2018
2 min

White Helmets escape Syria via Israel to Jordan and beyond

Did you see the 2016 documentary on Syria’s “white helmets” civil defense group? It was a powerful window into the daily operations of volunteer rescue workers in Syria, while the civil war there continues. News today, two years later, is about how 800 White Helmets workers and their families were secretly transported from Syria via Israel to Jordan in a daring rescue mission. It is not surprising that Israel helped these White Helmet volunteers escape. Israel, though officia