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Email Addresses * President's Message * Boynton Office Update * Region Board Meeting * Workshops * Antisemitism Event * Area Advisors * Machon 2022-23 * Education Article * Thank You * National Programs * Calendar Update * Hadassah News * Samson Jewelry
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Dear Friends,
It was such a pleasure to be able to greet so many of you this past month at the Florida Atlantic Board installation and Chapter recognition luncheon.
Members of the Region Leadership Team have also visited with the board members of the Sue Ann Goldman chapter in Port St. Lucie and the Baywinds Chapter in West Palm Beach for board training, with more to come, as well as future members of our soon to be chartered Chapter at Valencia Sound.
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Hadassah Boynton Office Appointments Update
Hadassah’s Boynton Beach office is once again open to volunteers on a limited basis. If you need to visit the office, contact FloridaRequests@hadassah.org or call 561-498-1012 and leave a voicemail with your name, chapter and email address.
Post-Covid, our staff works on a hybrid schedule. We are in the office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. All visitors must have an appointment to enter the office.
Hadassah will be returning to in-person events and gatherings!
If your Hadassah chapter will be returning to in person events, local units are required to follow state and local laws and regulations, the current CDC guidelines and recommendations as well as the following Hadassah protocols in order to conduct activities in the safest and healthiest manner possible. Please note: applicable Florida law states that businesses operating in Florida may not require patrons/customers to provide any documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post-infection recovery to gain access to or receive services from the business. These protocols have been mailed to chapter leadership. If you would like a copy of the protocols or have questions about implementing them, email floridarequests@hadassah.org.
View the updated COVID Waiver View the Hadassah COVID Guidelines Rev. 05-22 2022
Hadassah Florida Atlantic Virtual Region Board Meeting
Friday, March 10, 2023 10:00 AM - noon Via Zoom
Click here for more information Click here to register
Workshop Reminder
Membership: March 7th at 7:00pm
Philanthropy: March 15th at 10:00am
Program: February 28th at 4:00pm
Education & Advocacy: March 22nd at 4:00pm or March 28th at 7:00pm
Portfolio holders have all received the zoom registration links for the appropriate workshops.
Antisemitism: Decoding the Narrative Sunday, March 19, 2023
Click here to view the flyer Click here to register
Are you looking for something meaningful to fill your spare time?
Do you enjoy helping people problem solve?
Would you like to help Chapters share ideas and work together to achieve success?
Are you a past Group, Chapter or Region President with experience to share?
If so, an Area Advisor role would be a perfect fit for you. Would you like to hear more about this new role? Email bprager@hadassah.org to be included in an informative zoom program introducing this new program.
Take some time to learn something new and participate in our inspirational virtual Machon Study Series. The Machon Study Series allows you to enjoy multiple topics with stimulating facilitators. Register today!
Next date: March 5th
CAR T-CELL THERAPY OFFERS HOPE TO CANCER PATIENTS AT HADASSAH
Only three countries in the world – the U.S., China, and Israel – currently offer CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) T-cell therapy for cancer patients. Thanks to the efforts of Hadassah researchers, treatment in Israel is considerably less expensive than anywhere else.
Offered at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, CAR T-cell therapy is a way to get immune cells, called T-cells (a type of white blood cell) to fight cancer by changing them in the lab so they can find and destroy cancer cells. Such therapy is also sometimes talked about as a type of cell-based gene therapy because it involves altering the genes inside T-cells to help them attack the cancer. Professor Polina Stepensky, who came to Israel from Ukraine, brought this therapy to Israel. At first she used the American therapy, subsequently developing her own at much less expense.
It’s already saving lives. Uri Lahav-Goldshmid, 49, a sahbra father of three, is an occupational therapist. His mother is the president of Hadassah Israel Mod ‘in. His grandmother was the president of Hadassah – Israel’s Jerusalem Tamar Chapter. Six years ago, after feeling lethargic and suffering from pains in his bones, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of bone-marrow cancer. He had been treated by five different types of medication at Hadassah, but one by one they stopped working. “I’d read about CAR – T therapy in the United States, but I was beyond thrilled to learn that my own hospital was now offering it”, he says.
He was accepted and admitted for the trial. His own T – cells were extracted, treated to make them deadly and accurate and then multiplied, and put back into his body to vanquish the cancer cells. “The first days were rough – actually a good sign – and the staff knew exactly how to treat me.” He says it wasn’t as hard as chemotherapy or a bone-marrow transplantation, both of which he has undergone. “What Professor Stepensky does is like rocket science”, says mom Elisheva Lahav.
In an ongoing Phase I clinical trial, 85 % of 26 relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients on the treatment responded, and 71% had a complete response. The patients had an average of six previous types of treatment that were no longer effective. Lahav-Goldshmid does not yet have long-term results, but his numbers are up and he’s already feeling better. What’s most encouraging? “It’s that at Hadassah they’re never standing still. Every day they’re working to improve yesterday’s treatment. They’re working on my type of cancer, and then she’s going after all the others.”
Lois Gordon
Education Chair
A note from Lori Heiken
Thank you so much for your generous donation to Hadassah in memory of our mom, Phyllis Small. We will be purchasing a road tile in mom's memory to go in the Mother and Child Pavilion. We hope to be traveling to Israel in the next few years so we can see this.
We certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness and condolences through this difficult time.
With gratitude,
Lori Heiken and the family of Phyllis Small
Lori Heiken
Co-Managing Director, Community Outreach and Member Services
OPEN TO ALL! Join the Hadassah Attorneys and Judges Council from July 5-15, 2023 for our incredible trip: "Tour Israel Through a Legal Lens with Attorneys and Judges." This is open to women and men, legal professionals, and non-attorneys alike — anyone who is interested. Enjoy the amazing highlights of touring Israel and then through access only Hadassah can provide. Come and engage in fascinating encounters with local experts in the field of law and beyond. Click here for trip details - https://secure.ayelet.com/HDAttorneysJudgesIsraelJuly2023.aspx
For more details, email attorneysandjudgescouncil@hadassah.org.
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Gonzalez v Google: Inside a Modern-Day David v Goliath Case
Hadassah’s Attorneys and Judges Council presents, Gonzalez v Google, LLC., a case of first impression before the Supreme Court on Sunday, March 19, 2023, 2 pm ET/11 am PT/ 8 pm Israeli time. Join us on Zoom! Click here to register.
Fresh from oral argument before the Supreme Court, Keith Altman will bring us his view on this modern day David v Goliath story. Representing the Gonzalez family whose son died as a result of a terrorist attack, Keith Altman argues that YouTube’s algorithms recommended terrorism recruitment videos to users and thus expanded the reach of the Islamic State. Google, LLC is the owner of YouTube. The Gonzalez case has the potential to alter how social media giants provide content to users.
NItsana Darshan-Leitner (invited), attorney founder of Israel Law Center, has been behind this case for 7 years, fighting terror and antisemitism through the legal arena. She brings charges against those responsible for terror attacks and obtains financial compensation for the victims worldwide. Keith Altman argued this case before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. This case was set for oral argument on February 21, 2023.
Click to register: https://events.hadassah.org/GonzalezvGoogle
Attorneys and Judges Council Book Club
Please join us on Thursday, April 27, 2023 via Zoom at 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT, for a discussion of Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court by Renee Knake Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson. We are excited that author Hannah Brenner Johnson will Zoom in live with us. Click here to register. Shortlisted follows the paths of 9 extraordinary women who appeared on Presidential short lists for Supreme Court nominations in the decades before Sandra Day O’Connor made history. It fills a notable historical gap and is a fascinating read.
If you are interested in recommending a book for a future meeting, joining the Book Club committee (which brainstorms ideas and plans the meetings), or volunteering as a facilitator, email Candy Cohen, Co-Chair at candy.cohen.cc@gmail.com.
Check out our updated 2023 Region Calendar- Rev. 2.27.23
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