Archived News
2-Apr-2006
At an annual luncheon, hosted at the Israelite Sport Center in Mexico, in the presence of the President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, and about 500 leaders and members of the Jewish community, Hadassah Mexico Director Ethel Fainstein made sure that the Hadassah Medical Organization and Hadassah International achieved comprehensive publicity.
Photo: When Hadassah Medical Organization Director General Shlomo Mor-Yosef visited Mexico three years ago, he forged bonds with members of the Mexican health community. Among them was Dr. Julio Frenk, the Health Minister, who attended this luncheon with President Fox.
2-Apr-2006
At a dermatology seminar in Germany, Dr. Basel Ben Saad-Edin, a Palestinian dermatologist trained at Hadassah, spoke glowingly about his educational experience. What follows are excerpts from his presentation, which was also published in Der Hautarz, a German dermatology magazine:
I am a Palestinian physician, living in Nablus...
2-Apr-2006
Actress Sharon Stone surprised the Hadassah Medical Center with an unexpected visit on her recent trip to Israel, hosted by the Peres Center for Peace. Ms. Stone was particularly interested in our hospital's work with pediatric AIDS. Hadassah Director General Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, together with Prof. Dan Engelhard, Head of Pediatrics at Hadassah-Ein Kerem, accompanied Ms. Stone on a tour of the pediatrics department at the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Mother and Child Center, which was decorated for the Jewish holiday of Purim. Our doctors updated her on Hadassah's international role in treating and preventing AIDS, including Prof. Engelhard's recent visit to Ethiopia.
2-Apr-2006
An enduring friendship has developed over the years between Hadassah and the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel. To be sure, this connection is based on firm business sense for both organizations; however, the Hadassah-Inbal relationship has ripened beyond the commercial tie into a supportive, familial connection.
“We have a wonderful relationship with the Inbal Hotel, with its general manager Rodney Sanders, and with all the Inbal staff,” says Hadassah International President Marlene Post.
2-Apr-2006
Hadassah United Kingdom hosted a prestigious lecture in the presence of Lord and Lady Wolfson at London’s Royal College of Physicians, with Lord Robert Winston, Head of the Department of Reproductive Medicine at Hammersmith Hospital, as guest speaker.
2-Apr-2006
Hadassah Luxembourg's General Assembly 2006 featured a Power Point presentation by Professor Shlomo Maayan, Head of the Hadassah Medical Organization’s AIDS Center, illustrating his work in treating and preventing AIDS in Ethiopia.
2-Apr-2006
On March 1st and 2nd, Hadassah Switzerland hosted benefit concerts featuring the Thelma Yellin Youth Symphony Orchestra of Givatayim, Israel, in Zurich and Geneva. Proceeds were earmarked for the Hadassah Medical Organization’s Center for Children with Chronic Diseases. “Medicine is a bridge to peace, and music is a link between people,” notes Hadassah Switzerland President Ellen Bruckmann. “This group of highly talented and dedicated young artists is a shining example of what Israel has to offer the world in the fields of arts and culture.”
2-Apr-2006
Hadassah New Zealand enthusiastically welcomed Hadassah International President Marlene Post to Auckland in March.
Pictured from left to right: Valda Knight, President, Hadassah New Zealand; Marlene Post, President, Hadassah International; Jenny Leiman, Co-President, Hadassah New Zealand
2-Apr-2006
As its first event of 2006, Young Hadassah France hosted a “Diamond Heart” Party, featuring a mix of Hadassah information via video and cocktails.
2-Apr-2006
Young Hadassah Israel had put flyers all over Jerusalem publicizing its upcoming fundraiser at the Cinemateque. Even though it was a toughly competitive week with Purim events dominating in Jerusalem, more than 100 people came to drink wine (courtesy of the Avi Ben Wine store), hear the Hadassah Medical Organization’s Professor Yoel Donchin's terrific lecture on the history of doctors as portrayed in the cinema, and to watch the Oscar winning film, The Constant Gardener.