"I don't need help from people like you": anti-Semitic scandal with Jewish medic in the US

A volunteer from the Hatzalah organization in New Jersey encountered a refusal of medical assistance from a car accident victim because the volunteer was an Orthodox Jew. The man demanded a "real 911 ambulance," refusing help from Jewish medics. The incident, described on Facebook by Buki Kluszeiner, illustrates how anti-Semitism can hinder access to urgent care.

A volunteer from the emergency organization Hatzalah, called to a car accident scene in New Jersey, faced a refusal of help from the victim due to anti-Semitism. The man stated: "Find me a real 911 ambulance. I don't want people like you touching me." The volunteer did not argue and called the local service. Two more Orthodox volunteers who arrived also received refusals. The team waited for medics from Toms River, unaffiliated with Hatzalah, but they too turned out to be Hasidic. At the hospital, the victim was attended by an Orthodox nurse. The incident was described on Facebook by Buki Kluszeiner, emphasizing how hatred and prejudice can cause a person to delay urgent care. He later clarified that the story's purpose is to show the blindness of anti-Semites, not to defame emergency services.