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Dear Friends,
It's finally spring in Southern New England, and that means the calendar is busy! From Yom HaShoah through Yom Ha'Atzmaut, there are commemorations of historical events, both positive and negative. For many chapters, Donor Dinners are held at this time. And Hadassah Northeast has programs and events for every interest. One in particular is Massachusetts Women's Advocacy Day on May 24th. You are invited to join your Hadassah colleagues from all over Massachusetts, to meet with our legislators in order to advocate for Hadassah's advocacy goals of gender equity in medical research and pay equity for women. Please see the attached flyer.
I hope you're participating in Every Step Counts: Hadassah's Walking Program. If not, it isn't too late to sign up and get started building daily activity into your schedule, developing a healthy habit, and (virtually) walking from Jerusalem to Hadassah's 98
th National Convention in Atlanta. Be good to yourself, and get moving! It's so easy to register:
http://www.Hadassah.org/startingline.
Speaking of Convention, registration is now open! Join with Hadassah women from all over the United States in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn, share ideas, hear from our new National President, Ellen Hershkin, our esteemed Hadassah physician researchers, our hospitals' new Director General, Ze'ev Rotstein, Youth Aliyah graduates, and be inspired! If you have never been to Convention, it is a special treat, and there are funds available for first-timers to offset the cost of the registration package. Below is more information, and the link to the registration site. Additionally, our region, Hadassah Southern New England, will be enjoying a dinner at Convention with our Hadassah Northeast colleagues from Hadassah Boston and Hadassah Northern New England. More information is available here.
As always, I value and invite your ideas and suggestions. Please feel free to contact me or the Hadassah Northeast office. Thank you for your involvement in Hadassah, whether at the chapter, region, or national level. Not only does every step count, every member counts! Thank you for your support of the lifesaving work of Hadassah!
B' shalom,
Susan
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Every Step Counts: Hadassah's Walking Program
In 2015, we made it over the finish line! From April to September 2015, over 1,000 women and men walked over 350,000 miles for their heart health. Hundreds made it all the way to Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem from our New York headquarters, crisscrossing the world on our virtual route.
Now we're doing it again.
April 11-July 21, 2016. We're walking from Hadassah Medical Organization all the way to Hadassah National Convention in Atlanta.
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7:30 pm
"Anti-Zionism and the BDS Movement: Inciting Anti-Semiti
sm on our College Campuses"
The AMCHA Initiative combats anti-Semitism at institutes of higher education in America. AMCHA monitors hundreds of colleges and universities with the goal of protecting Jewish students from harassement and intimidation.
Guest speaker: Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, co-founder, the AMCHA Initiative
To register, please contact Hadassah Framingham/Natick President
Gail Pearlstein at
gailpearl@comcast.net
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2:00 pm
A Cause for Applause in Warwick, RI
Support the Hadassah Rhode Island Chapter's 3rd annual Merry Drench, A Cause for Applause, at the Ocean State Theatre Company's production of
Anything Goes
. A dessert reception will follow the show.
To sign up, please contact Judy Silverman at
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9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Women's Advocacy Day at the
State House
Join Hadassah for Women's Advocacy Day to advocate on behalf of gender equity in medical research and pay equity for women.
There is a required two-step
registration process:
1. Register with Hadassah Northeast here.
2. Register with the State House
here.
*Please plan to meet at 9:30 a.m. on the 4th floor
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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 growing up in Memphis, including the music, the racism, the early days of movies, and the hilarious cast of Jewish relatives.
Guest speaker: Author, Alan Lightman
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Tuesday, August 9
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
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Volunteers Wanted
Hadassah Northeast is seeking eager volunteers to learn Luminate CMS, and train other members on the system. This training will be an hour in length (Tues/Thurs 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.) and provide instructions for posting events, announcements and messages to Hadassah chapter webpages and giving more visibility to your programming.
We know your time is precious; please consider sharing a bit of it with Hadassah.
To volunteer, please contact Hadassah Northeast at 781-455-9055 or hne@hadassah.org.
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August 30 - September 11, 2016
Indulge Your Senses on a Hadassah Mission: Experience Israeli Fashion, Food, Wine & Design in Israel
Led by Debbie Minkoff, Liz Alpert & Anastasia Torres-Gil
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July 25-28th, 2016
Hadassah 98th National Convention!
Registration is now open for the Hadassah 98th National Convention, which will be
inspiring and exciting. Equally exciting is the opportunity to spend time with Hadassah friends, exchanging creative ideas, memories and laughter.
Register today by clicking
here.
Click here to download the printable 2016 Hadassah Convention Registration Packet.
Join Hadassah Northeast for a special convention dinner on Monday, July 25, at Sway at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Click
here
for more details.
Click
here
to register.
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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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National News
May 3, 2016
April 28, 2016
April 27, 2016
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April 6 - June 24, 2016
Wendy Wolfe Fine:
The Pearl that Slipped Its Shell
Relays
the experiences of Jewish women in Iran
as a result of t
he Islamic Revolution of 1979, specifically those of the Mizrahi family, who immigrated to the United States and carry on Iranian Jewish traditions. Fine's immersive installation incorporates video, photography and cultural objects to re-envision transformation and loss in the personal freedoms and cultural lives of Iranian Jewish women after the Revolution, when their country shifted from a secular state to a theocracy of Islamic fundamentalism.
Click here for more information on HBI programming.
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