HADASSAH NEWS SPRING 2018 4200 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33137 305.576.4447 greatermiami@ hadassah.org Hadassah wishes you a Happy Passover.
Hadassah Greater Miami Upcoming Events EVERY SECOND MONDAY OF THE MONTH - NAOMI CHAPTER MEETUP- Sweet Tomatoes Kendall SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 INTER-AMERICAN MUSICAL PROGRAM Temple Moses MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 SIMCHA CHAPTER OUR HERITAGE AND OUR HEALTH DINNER Bonefish Grill MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 Day in the District with Debbie Wasserman Schultz SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018 REGION BOARD MEETING Region Office FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018 ISRAEL SHABBAT Temple Solel MAY 12-18, 2018 HADASSAH WOMEN S HEALTH AND ADVOCACY CONFERENCE Washington DC SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2018- EXECUTIVE AND REGION BOARD MEETING Region Office OCTOBER 2018- HADASSAH MISSION TO ISRAEL Activities are open to all Hadassah members, even if you belong to a different Chapter.
President s Message Shalom to Members and Associates of Hadassah Greater Miami, I write this article as we just finished celebrating the joyous holiday of Purim and now we are preparing for the upcoming holiday of Passover where we celebrate leaving Egypt as slaves and becoming a free Nation. Hadassah, the Women s Zionist Organization of America also has much to celebrate: We are celebrating this year the 100 th Year of our School of Nursing, the 100 th Year of our School of Ophthalmology, the 100 th Year of Hadassah Medical Organization and the 70 th Year of the State of Israel. We will be celebrating with Missions to Israel throughout the year culminating in our October Milestone Mission with a special track for Nurses. We have our Celebration 2018 Conference this May, where we will turn our Passion into Action by advocating at our Capitol. Please join us. There is strength in numbers. Please register to be a Hadassah Advocate on our website Hadassh.org/advocacy and join us for our local Days in the District organized by Dr. Judith Berson Levinson. Please contact her at jsberson@me.com if you want to join us in making your voice heard. Be part of our Celebration 2018! Turn your Passion into Action! There is so much that has happened in our Region this year. I attended our National Assembly meetings in L.A. in January with several of our Region s Hadassah National Leaders. As Region President, I sit on the Camp Judaea Board and had the great pleasure to announce that our Region won an extra scholarship for our local campers for raising the most scholarship money per member per Region for Young Judaea. As part of Hadassah Celebration 2018, Freda DeKeyser Ganz, Ph.D. was our featured speaker on our phenomenal Nurses Tour in January at four venues in our Region. Esther Bleiweiss and Marta Olchyk arranged Hadassah Shabbat Zachor at various Temples in our Region and the Hadassah Greater Miami Lecture Series. I spoke at Temple Menorah for Hadassah Shabbat Zachor with Hadassah Life Member Judge Ileana Torreh Bayouh and Esther Bleiweiss spoke at Temple Sinai and Temple Emanuel. All of our Chapters, Kulanu B Yachad, are having important and exciting events raising funds to renovate our iconic Round Building and our Research in Service to Humanity Campaign. Please support our Region s and Chapters events and the important work our volunteers are doing! Thank you and Yasher Koach to my Boards and all of our Hadassah volunteers and donors! Kol HaKavod to the important work you are doing!! Please contact me to join us as a volunteer in the amazing work we are doing! I hope you will join us on our Missions, in our Advocacy and at our Hadassah Celebration Conference in Washington DC this May! Please contact me for more information. Kulanu B Yachad, we together will continue the sacred lifesaving work of Hadassah. Wishing you all a meaningful Passover! B Shalom, Linda S. Goldstein, President, Hadassah Greater Miami
Hadassah Research Texas Tropical Disease Expert Meets with Hadassah Infectious Disease Specialists Dr. Peter Jay Hotez, renowned professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology at Houston (Texas) Baylor College of Medicine and Dean of its National School of Tropical Medicine, met with two Hadassah Medical Organization infectious disease specialists to discuss regional cooperation in fighting tropical diseases, such as the now-infamous Zika virus and leishmaniosis, which is contracted from sand flies. The Hadassah specialists are Prof. Allon Moses, Director of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, and Prof. Dana Wolf, head of Hadassah s Clinical Virology Unit and Specialist in Infectious Diseases. Dr. Wolf, a world-renowned specialist in viruses and the damage they can cause to fetuses, recently opened a new laboratory dedicated to defeating Zika. Under her leadership, the Clinical Virology Unit at Hadassah has been recognized as a National World Health Organization Collaboration Center. Dr. Hotez, who was visiting Hadassah as part of his trip to Israel hosted by the United States Embassy, was accompanied by Prof. Avi Israeli, head of the Department of Health Policy, Health Care Management, and Health Economics at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Medicine. Prof. Dana Wolf (left) with Dr. Peter Jay Hotez Dr. Peter Jay Hotez (center) with Prof. Allon Moses (left) and Prof. Avi Israeli Hadassah Physicians Travel to Mexico to Repair Cleft Palates In early March, a team of Hadassah Medical Organization physicians performed surgery on children with cleft palates in Mexico. This is a part of the continuing impact that Hadassah is having on health care in Mexico. Hadassah, internationally known for its excellence in medicine and wellness, believes that medicine can and should be a bridge of solidarity, healing, and well-being for all peoples. Because of its outstanding reputation, a Mexican doctor, Raúl Esparza, traveled to Israel to specialize in plastic surgery at Hadassah. The Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem, with its two highly complex hospitals, is internationally recognized as one of the most advanced in the world in research, healing and teaching. Because of this outstanding reputation, a Mexican doctor, Raúl Esparza, traveled to Israel to specialize in plastic surgery at the Hadassah Hospital. Ethel Fainstein, Director of Hadassah Mexico, helped organize the visit. This is a perfect example of the impact that Hadassah and its staff have on the world and on the Mexican people, she said. Preparing to operate on cleft palate child SUPPORT HADASSAH RESEARCH HELP SAVE LIVES
It s time to Step Up annual giving!!! Our heartfelt thanks! The first 300* Traditional Keepers Of The Gate or current Keepers Of The Gate who increase their annual donation by $180.00 or more will receive the beautiful sterling silver open heart necklace. If you encouraged a new annual donor to step up you will receive an open heart necklace as well. Golden Keeper for the Round Building Campaign Become a Golden Keeper ($5000 + annually) or increase your current Golden Keepers gift by $1000 to $6000 you will receive a LIGHTING THE WAY (LTW) recognition. After your first year s completed payment you will receive a Lighting The Way recognition. After your third year, your name will be added to the Golden Keepers pillar. Keepers Of The Gate are part of a vast group of women and men across the country who wear OUR David s harp pin proudly. Traditional Keepers gifts begin at $1000 per year annually Chai Keepers begin at $1800 per year annually Golden Keepers begin at $5000 per year annually These annual donations may be paid with cash, checks, appreciated stock or charged monthly on your credit card for as little as $2.75 daily, the price of a cup of coffee, you can become a Keeper Of The Gate. OH GATES, LIFT UP YOUR HEADS WITH THE STRINGED HARP PLAYING SWEETLY WITH THE SOUNDS OF JOY, BLESSED IS SHE THAT CONSIDERETH THE NEEDY PSALMS OF DAVID Stay tuned for exciting upcoming Keepers events. Thank you for everything you do for Hadassah. Consider becoming a Keeper Of The Gate today. Shalom Fern Fern Marks Greater Miami Annual Giving Advisor Keepers Of The Gate Chair fints@bellsouth.net *One necklace per person while supplies last *David s Harp Pin designed by noted Israeli Artist Rachel Gera
David Ben Gurion asked Hadassah to build a new, modern medical center in West Jerusalem that would be the finest in the Middle East. In June, 1961, a magnificent hill of healing opened in Ein Kerem overlooking the majestic Judean hills. The centerpiece of the campus was the Round Building. Our mothers, grandmothers, aunts and many, many others built this incredible medical center, and now it our turn to expand and modernize it. Hadassah Greater Miami has pledged $36,000 to the Full Circle Campaign for the renovation of the Round Building. This is the first phase of Hadassah s vision to reimagine the Ein Kerem Campus and HMO. It s about compassion; it s about healing; it s about life; it s also about a 360 degree vision in a changing world. Please join us in our commitment to healing tomorrow. By purchasing an Endless Beginnings necklace, you will ensure that Hadassah is at the forefront of health care innovation. Fund Code: QUOCDC To order, please contact your Chapter Fundraising VP or call Hadassah Florida at 877-949-1818 ext 1000.
Hadassah Happenings Meet our new Annual Giving Officer! Betsy Silverfine is Hadassah s newest Annual Giving Officer and will cover the entire the state of Florida. Betsy has a background in fundraising, communications/community outreach, and public relations both in the non-profit, private and consulting arenas. Betsy is an active member of Hadassah, and in addition to Hadassah, she has volunteered with the MS Society, Temple Beth El of Boca Raton, Cornell University, and the American Field Service. Betsy has been married for 14 years to Russell and together they have two children, Ella and Brayden. You can contact Betsy at 877-949-1818 x 1009 or bsilverfine@hadassah.org. Renovation of the Round Inpatient Building A major capital project for Hadassah s flagship Ein Kerem campus The Round Building at Hadassah Medical Center is the original inpatient building at Ein Kerem and has been in continuous use since 1961. Now operating as an outpatient clinic, it serves as a bridge to peace and is considered the bellwether for exemplary patient care in a volatile region. Despite this, it has become structurally deficient. Much of its technology is obsolete and its aging façade needs repair. It is time to renovate the Round Building. Hadassah has always prided itself on being a medical pioneer and leader in research, clinical care, and humanitarian efforts in Israel. To take Hadassah Medical Center into the next generation and continue its tradition of setting the standard for patient services in the Middle East, we must now dedicate specific funds to revitalize the Round Building. We look forward to partnering with you in support of this worthy project. Together, let s make sure that the citizens of Israel continue to receive the best and most advanced health care available today. Current Round Building Proposed façade of new Round Building Contact Susan Levin-Abir at 224-848-1809 or slevin-abir@hadassah.org to make your contribution of $5,000 or more to the Round Building.
Greater Miami Happenings Lynn Hubschman and her lively discussion on Life, Sex, Love with our Turnberry Chapter and North Dade Council. Simcha Chapter WOMEN WHO DO LUNCHEON ON FEBRUARY 21ST HONORED JUDY DRUCKER, SOUTH FLORIDA MUSIC IMPRESARIO L TO R: Linda Goldstein, Diane Gosler, Ellen Eisenberg, Andy Drucker, Judy Drucker
Greater Miami Happenings Hadassah School of Nursing turns 100 years old! Astrid Friedlander hosted a wonderful parlor meeting at her home #100YearsofHadassahNurses #HadassahLovesNurses The Greater Miami Region held a fabulous event at Neiman Marcus Susan Weinberg hosted a lovely brunch at Young Israel Congregation Rachel Rubin, daughter of Grace Rubin, had a great time in the Hadassah Greater Miami office for Take Your Child To Work Day! South Dade Hadassah Chapter s Wine-tasting Event A fun time was had by all. The spot on customer service and gracious contributions by the Management of Total Wine (Pinecrest-Store #918) helped make the event a successful fundraising endeavor!
Greater Miami Advocacy l to r: Dianne Gottlieb, Dr. Judi Berson-Levinson, Hayed Kure, Silvia Chudnovsky, & Judith Futerfas. Hadassah Greater Miami Advocacy VP Dr. Judi Berson-Levinson led a very informative and enlightening Day in the District meeting with Hayed Kure, U.S. Representative District 26 Carlos Curbelo s Community Liaison. Many of the Congressman s positions are in agreement with Hadassah s priorities such as preventative health care, mental illness treatment, Planned Parenthood, gun control, etc. Stay up to date on with Hadassah! Follow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/greatermiamihadassah/ Please like and share our Facebook posts! Help Hadassah get the word out about our events, life-saving research and domestic advocacy by liking and sharing every Hadassah National and Hadassah Greater Miami Facebook post. If you are not already following our page, search for Hadassah Greater Miami in the search box and then click on follow. There is lots of great information and pictures from our events. You may even see yourself! Did you know... If you like a post, only some of your Facebook friends will see it. If you share a post, all of your Facebook friends will see it. Please Help Us Keep Your Records Up-to-Date Please make sure we have your current home address, email address and cellphone number! More and more of our Hadassah information is being sent via email. We want to keep you in the loop! Please send us address corrections for those who were made Life Members as children and are no longer living at home, so that they will receive the Hadassah Magazine and other information. Contact Sherry Udell at 877-949-1818 x 1001 or sudell@hadassah.org YOUR WILL, HADASSAH S FUTURE REMEMBER HADASSAH IN YOUR WILL OR LIVING TRUST When you create a living will or trust, you have the ability to decide how your assets will be distributed at your death. Besides naming family members and other loved ones, you can also include gifts, known as bequests, to charitable organizations such as Hadassah. When you include a gift to us in your estate plan, you leave a legacy that allows us to continue our mission of healing the sick, curing disease, promoting Jewish leadership and empowering Jewish youth in Israel and the United States. To learn more about including Hadassah in your estate plan, contact Hadassah s Planned Giving and Estates team at 1.800.428.8884 or giving@hadassah.org.
4200 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33137 SPRING 2018 CHARITABLE SOLICITATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. 40 Wall Street - New York, NY 10005 Telephone: (212) 355-7900 Contributions will be used for the support of Hadassah's charitable projects and programs in the U.S. and/or Israel including: medical relief, education and research; education and advocacy programs on issues of concern to women and that of the family; and support of programs for Jewish youth. Financial and other information about Hadassah may be obtained, without cost, by writing the Finance Department at Hadassah's principal place of business at the address indicated above, or by calling the phone number indicated above. In addition, residents of the following states may obtain financial and/or licensing information from their states, as indicated. FL: A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR HADASSAH, THE WOM- EN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. (#SC-1298) AND HADASSAH MEDICAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION, INC. (#SC-4603) MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE, 1 (800) HELP-FLA. ALL OTHER STATES: A copy of Hadassah's latest Financial Report is available by writing to the Hadassah Finance Dept., 40 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. REGISTRATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, SANCTION OR RECOMMEN- DATION BY ANY STATE. Charitable deductions are allowed to the extent provided by law. Hadassah intends to respect your wishes regarding this gift, however, in accordance with U.S. tax law requirements regarding deductibility of contributions, Hadassah shall have full dominion, control and discretion over this gift (and shall be under no legal obligation to transfer any portion of a gift to or for the use or benefit of any other entity or organization). All decisions regarding the transfer of funds to or for the benefit of any other entity or organization shall be subject to the approval of the Board or other governing body of Hadassah. August 2015 Greater Miami Newsletter Published by Hadassah Greater Miami 4200 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33137 Telephone: 305.576.4447 Fax: 305.576.4448 Website: www.hadassah.org/greatermiami Email: greatermiami@hadassah.org Linda Goldstein..... Region President