Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Israeli forces thwart suspected terror attack attempt in Hebron at checkpoint

The suspect is in serious condition after being shot by security forces when he reportedly did not respond to calls to stop.

Medical teams at Hebron checkpoint after terror suspect shot, August 21, 2025.
 Shaare Zedek Medical Center, with the location of the new expansion outlined.

Towering over Jerusalem: Shaare Zedek to double its capacity with new expansion

 View of a car that was damaged in the stone-throwing attack in the West Bank. January 12, 2025.

Terrorists stone Israeli cars in Gush Etzion, wounding one

 Margolin Bros. project at Shaare Zedek Medical Center

A groundbreaking project at the Oncology Institute in Shaare Zedek Medical Center


Police arrest suspected axe-wielder who hacked Old City woman

The woman was attacked with an axe by a man who broke into her home, according to Rescue Judea and Samaria Without Borders.

 Israel Police search for axe-wielding attacker in Jerusalem's Old City February 19, 2025.

Helping preemies: Prof. Michael Schimmel spent a lifetimes solving problems facing premature babies

Together with the Jerusalem Municipality, Schimmel established three centers to counsel parents of premature babies and others discharged from intensive care units.

 Prof. Michael Schimmel at work.

Israel’s health, management systems crash for several hours due to Crowdstrike collapse

Israel's post offices, hospitals, ports, and shops restored operations fully after several hours following the global outage due to an error in a Crowdstrike systems update.

 Microsoft logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024.

Cardiologist heading to work at Shaare Zedek saves man with life-threatening clot in his lung

The man was ignored by passersbys, but a doctor on the way to work at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center stopped and assisted the man.

 Shaare Zedek hospital.

Medical personnel protest excessive police violence against demonstrators

"Dr. Tal Weissbach was injured at a protest in Jerusalem after the spray from a water cannon hit her in the eye while she was identifiable as a medical professional," protest organizers said.

 Medical personnel protest police violence, June 19 2024 against protesters

Don't wait till 38: Freezing your eggs late is not as simple or successful

After reaching their mid-30s, female fertility demonstrates a notable decline as age progresses, eventually resulting in age-related infertility.

  It is important to carefully read the ingredient lists of the care products. A pregnant woman wrapped in a towel and holding cream.

Memories: A 10-minute conversation with former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin - opinion

For 10 minutes, I found myself alone with Menachem Begin in Shaare Zedek Medical Center. And those 10 minutes are engraved on my memory forever.

 MENACHEM BEGIN with the Shaare Zedek care team. Writer Dvora Waysman at R; directly behind him are (L) Prof. Jonathan Halevy, director-general; and Dr. Efraim Meltzer, his physician.

Finance Ministry: Raise of minimum wage 'will lead to our collapse'

The long meeting discussed the effect of the minimum wage on the functioning of hospitals run by non-profit organizations.

 The Finance Ministry offices are seen on May 14, 2023

This week in Jerusalem: Complex complaints

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 Empty beds in the intensive care unit at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021.

This eye doctor has spent 40 years training and treating people in Jerusalem

Over the course of those nearly 40 years, Seelenfreund helped to train 80 resident eye doctors and treated thousands of Jerusalemites.

 Dr. Morty Seelenfreund, 84 From Englewood, New Jersey to Jerusalem, 1980

Hamas ambushes IDF troops, killing three, wounding others

The Hamas attacker fired the missile on the structure where the soldiers were basing themselves at the time.

 IDF soldiers carry out ground operations in the Gaza Strip.