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Dear Friends,
It always gives me great pride to share the breakthroughs in medical research that take place at Hadassah. Enjoy reading about the groundbreaking research results on ALS that give new hope to ALS patients around the world, and the story of Hadassah doctors in the
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology department who discovered a rare blood disorder.
Do you know that you are part of the Hadassah team that makes these medical miracles possible? We may not sit at the research bench or stand in the operating room, but you and all of our Hadassah members help to make these advancements possible by supporting Hadassah!
Please join me at the upcoming programs described in this newsletter. Becoming involved at Hadassah offers you an opportunity for personal growth, education, advocacy and Jewish continuity. Remember too that your annual gift funds the incredible lifesaving work of Hadassah.
Spring is almost here and we are in the month of Adar on the Jewish calendar. Adar is the happiest month of the Jewish year. When a Jewish leap year occurs as it does this year there are 13 months on the calendar and the happiness is doubled with the months of Adar 1 and Adar 2. Have a fun-filled and Happy Purim.
Kol Tov (All the Best),
Varda
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Thursday, March 17
7:00 pm
Axis of Bias (in our public schools)
The premier screening of Axis of Bias, the film
that
spotlights the anti-Israel and anti-Jewish propaganda
being taught in classrooms across the United States and in our own communities.
Guest Speakers: Dr Sandra Stotsky, Dr. Sandra Alfonsi
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Thursday, April 7
Faith Ed. focuses on public schools' ups and downs as they teach about world religions. Wertheimer's fascinating book reveals a public education system struggling to find the right path forward and offers a promising road map for raising a new generation of religiously literate Americans.
Guest speaker: Author, Linda Wertheimer
Thursday, April 14
1:00 pm
After leaving graduate school to pursue her dream of becoming a poet, Joanna Rakoff takes a job as assistant to the storied literary agent for J.D. Salinger. Keenly observed and irresistibly funny,
My Salinger Year
is a memoir about literary New York in the late nineties, a pre-digital world on the cusp of vanishing.
Guest speaker: Author, Joanna Rakoff
Wednesday, May 25
7:00 pm
Alan Lightman's grandfather was the family's undisputed patriarch: it was his movie theatre empire that captured the family to prominence in the South, his fearless success that both galvanized and paralyzed his descendants, haunting them for a half century after his death. In this lyrical and impressionistic memoir, Lightman writes about returning to Memphis in an attempt to understand the people he so eagerly left behind forty years earlier.
Guest speaker, Author, Alan Lightman
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Professional Directory
Opportunity
Get Your Members Listed Today:
The Directory is a new exclusive benefit of Life and eMembership that enables members to promote their professions and expand their business reach to our hundreds of thousands of members. In turn, the Directory gives Hadassah women access to needed services provided by members throughout the country and in their communities. The Directory is a great incentive to recruit new and gifted members to step up to Life.
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Sign
Up to Become a Hadassah Advocate
Register for the Email Action Network:
Keep apprised of issues that matter. Sign up for Hadassah's email Advocacy Alerts to stay informed on the latest legislation before Congress, Hadassah's policy priorities and opportunities for action.
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Gender Equality in Medical Research (GEM)
A multitude of diseases, including heart disease -- the number one killer of women in the U.S. -- are often misdiagnosed or overlooked entirely in women. The reason: medical research, diagnostic tools, and treatments are frequently based on male physiology, creating a fundamental inequity between the quality of women's and men's health care.
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital recently said, "Medical research that is gender-neutral or skewed to male physiology puts women at risk for missed opportunities for prevention, incorrect diagnoses, misinformed treatments, sickness and even death." The practical effects are clear - recently it was discovered that women were being prescribed a recommended dose of one popular sleep aid that was twice the amount needed.
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Hadassah Mission to Amsterdam & Israel
Led by Valerie Lowenstein
May 1 - 12, 2016
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Open Your Heart "Tower Necklace"
Perfect Mother's Day, Birthday or Graduation Gift
Building the Tower has been a labor of love for Hadassah and Hadassah International. Now you can ensure that miracles continue to happen here every day. With a minimum donation of $100, you will receive a beautiful sterling silver open heart necklace to benefit the Tower.
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Hadassah 98th National Convention
Registration Opens Soon . . . watch your e-mail for details
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National News
Tuesday, March 8 2016
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