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[[File:Arditi22.jpg|thumb|Arditi in 1955]]
'''Esther Arditi''' (1937–February 20, 2003) also known as “Angel in White," was an Israeli paramedic. She was the first and only woman to be awarded the Israeli [[Medal of Distinguished Service]].
==Early life and education==
Arditi was born in 1937 in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] but grew up in Italy during the Second World War. After graduating from high school, she immigrated to Israel and enlisted in the [[Israeli Air Force]].<ref name = "jpost"></ref>
==Career==
A week after earning her paramedic certification in 1954, Arditi was called upon to help save combat pilot Yaakov Salomon and navigator Shlomo Hertzman from a burning plane.<ref></ref> She began to steer an ambulance, without her license, to the scene but the mobile became stuck in mud due to turbulent weather.<ref></ref> Arditi abandoned the ambulance and ran on foot towards the burning plane, where she subsequently saved both the pilot and navigator before the plane exploded.<ref></ref> As a result of her heroism, she became the first and only female soldier to be awarded the Israeli [[Medal of Distinguished Service]].<ref name = "jpost"/>
She continued her military involvement during the [[Six-Day War]] and [[Yom Kippur War]], where she volunteered as a medic in a field hospital.<ref name = "jpost"/> Her achievements in the military earned her the nickname “Angel in White," which stayed with her until she died of cardiac arrest on February 20, 2003.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1937 births]]
[[Category:People from Sofia]]
[[Category:Paramedics]]
[[Category:Israeli soldiers]]
[[Category:Italian emigrants to Israel]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Medal of Distinguished Service]]
[[Category:2003 deaths]]
'''Esther Arditi''' (1937–February 20, 2003) also known as “Angel in White," was an Israeli paramedic. She was the first and only woman to be awarded the Israeli [[Medal of Distinguished Service]].
==Early life and education==
Arditi was born in 1937 in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] but grew up in Italy during the Second World War. After graduating from high school, she immigrated to Israel and enlisted in the [[Israeli Air Force]].<ref name = "jpost"></ref>
==Career==
A week after earning her paramedic certification in 1954, Arditi was called upon to help save combat pilot Yaakov Salomon and navigator Shlomo Hertzman from a burning plane.<ref></ref> She began to steer an ambulance, without her license, to the scene but the mobile became stuck in mud due to turbulent weather.<ref></ref> Arditi abandoned the ambulance and ran on foot towards the burning plane, where she subsequently saved both the pilot and navigator before the plane exploded.<ref></ref> As a result of her heroism, she became the first and only female soldier to be awarded the Israeli [[Medal of Distinguished Service]].<ref name = "jpost"/>
She continued her military involvement during the [[Six-Day War]] and [[Yom Kippur War]], where she volunteered as a medic in a field hospital.<ref name = "jpost"/> Her achievements in the military earned her the nickname “Angel in White," which stayed with her until she died of cardiac arrest on February 20, 2003.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1937 births]]
[[Category:People from Sofia]]
[[Category:Paramedics]]
[[Category:Israeli soldiers]]
[[Category:Italian emigrants to Israel]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Medal of Distinguished Service]]
[[Category:2003 deaths]]
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