Yad Sarah, 10th Anniversary

Yad Sarah
Official Award Medal, 5747-1987

Yad Sarah, is a voluntary organization, offering rehabilitation services for the aged and physically handicapped. The organization has 50 branches throughout Israel. 3,000 men and women volunteers carry out work on a daily basis. The services are extended free of charge. As a result of Yad Sarah's activities, thousands of needy persons are helped to function in their home environment rather than in hospitals and institutions. The variety of services provided include the rental of medical rehabilitation equipment, assistance to the aged and crippled, provision of transport for those who have limited movement, laundry services, medical advisory services and rehabilitation workshops.

Obverse
Emblem marking a decade of the Yad Sarah Association - a graphic design of the Hebrew letters which are the initials of Yad Sarah in the form of a hand, symbolizing the helping hand of Yad Sarah. The test tube and snake symbolize the medical work of Yad Sarah. The words, Yad Sarah 1976-1986, in Hebrew and English.

Reverse
One hand supporting another and in the middle, the verse "Each one shall help his neighbor and tell his brother to be strong" (Isaiah 41.6) in Hebrew, which expresses the motto of Yad Sarah. (The first Hebrew word in the verse also represents the initials of the Yad Sarah Association.)

Edge
The Corporation's emblem, its initials IGCMC - in Hebrew and English.

Designer
Yitzhak Bibas

Mint
Hecht