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Healing Israeli Heroes

JL;DR SUMMARY Lavi Zamir, CEO of Bshvil HaMachar, is leading a transformative movement to support Israeli reserve soldiers in healing from the psychological impacts of combat. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli SocietyNonprofit OrganizationEmotional SupportPtsdMilitaryCombat TraumaLavi ZamirBshvil HamacharIsraeli Reserve SoldiersHealing Retreats

Places mentioned

Israel
"one of Israels most impactful nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping reserve soldiers process the psychological and emotional toll of combat"
Rambam Hospital, Haifa District, Israel
"Evacuated by helicopter to Rambam Hospital after losing significant blood"
Vail, Colorado, United States
"Zamir joined a Bshvil HaMachar healing retreat in Vail, Colorado, hosted by the local Jewish community."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"These were soldiers he had fought alongside during Operation Protective Edge in Gazamen who had evacuated wounded soldiers under fire."
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