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Shalom!
I hope that you had an enjoyable summer with time to enjoy what you like to do with family and friends. My family was blessed with the birth of my second grandson, and I am very grateful.
The Hadassah highlight of my summer was attendance at Hadassah's 98th National Convention, "The Power of Our Dreams," in Atlanta. Together with 950 other Hadassah members, we listened and learned, laughed and cried as presenters from around the globe shared Hadassah's achievements and challenges with us.
Professor Zeev Rotstein, the new Director General of the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO), thanked us for our devotion, partnership and caring for Israel, Jerusalem and HMO. The majority of the victims injured in the more than 400 terror attacks that have occurred in Israel in the past year have been treated at Hadassah Hospital, with most of these cases resulting in lives saved and families restored.
We heard about Hadassah's "bench to bedside" translational medicine, where HMO physician-researchers make their learning and experience a two-way street-saving patients' lives while making ground-breaking research discoveries. Their scientific papers and clinical trials have a world-wide impact, and "Research in Service to Humanity" is much more than just the name of Hadassah's newest fundraising campaign.
There is much more to share with you from Convention. Please click here where you can view convention videos and click here to make a donation to Hadassah. This is your opportunity to be a part of life-saving research that will benefit people around the globe. You can also donate by ordering the brand new "Endless Beginnings" necklace by clicking here. It is inscribed with a quote from Hadassah's founder, Henrietta Szold, "There is no ending that is not a beginning."
So as one year ends and another begins, I wish you and your families Shana Tova- a Healthy and Happy New Year! I hope that in this new Jewish year you will attend Hadassah programs, and think about how you can make a difference. Volunteering is beneficial to your emotional and physical well-being. Let's make it a healthy year for you and for Hadassah. We look forward to your participation and involvement. We are all Hadassah- the power of women who do.
Rhonda
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