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We've Changed the Date of the Decluttering Workshop to Monday, May 15 7 p.m.

Please join Hadassah Minneapolis as we learn how to declutter our homes on Monday, May 15 at 7 pm, in the Levine first-floor board room of the Minneapolis Federation building. If you are planning to downsize, want to learn how not to collect start "collecting", want to help your parents get ready to move or just have too much stuff, this event is for you! An expert from St. Paul-based Sort Toss Pack will offer tips and tricks that will help you move from overwhelmed to “I can do this!”  Bring your friends, significant others - everyone is welcome.

Cost is $10. Look for reservation details in a mailed flier. Need a ride? Check the appropriate box on the flier and we’ll arrange transportation. For more information, contact Stacey Bush, 952-929-2076 (evenings) or staceyrbush@gmail.com.

Book Chavurot

The Night Club Book Group meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. Our next gathering will be April 6, 2017 in the Plymouth Library, 15700 36th Avenue North (off of Vicksburg Lane North). We will be meeting in the small meeting room along the far right wall. The book we will be discussing on April 6th is The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Inspired by Sarah Grimke’s life, real and imagined characters in 35 years of owner and slave shaping each other’s destinies. Hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world in early 1800’s Charleston and a place in early abolition and woman’s rights. The book we will be reading May 4, 2017 is Saving Sophie by Ronald Balson. Chicago accountant Jack Sommers wife passes away, his daughter is kidnapped and he becomes an embezzlement suspect trying to avoid the feds and rescue his daughter, Sophie. His team is caught in the crossfires of the Palestine-Israeli conflict, hoping to save countless lives, including their own,  in the process.

The Night Club Book Group is always looking for new members. Bring your friends along. It is a fun evening. Questions - contact Shelly Levine at shellyilevine@msn.com.

On April 19, Hadassah's Afternoon Book Group will discuss Mudbound by Hillary Jordan.  In 1946, prejudice in the Jim Crow South means that a black sharecropper’s son, a hero, is considered less worthy than is a returning white soldier haunted by war memories.   

Hadassah's larger evening group meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at members' homes. Contact Stacey Bush with questions at staceyrbush@gmail.com or 952-929-2076. This group is not taking new members at this time as it is full.

The Henrietta Szold Book Review Group will be meeting on April 27th at Knollwood Place Apartments. They will be reading She's Not There: A Novel by Joy Fielding. For questions, contact Debby Wolk at tzvibo@aol.com or 612-925-9732.

Annual Schmoozathon in July

The  2017 Schmooozathon will once again happen in July!  We are looking forward to enjoying this fun afternoon with all of you! The details will come soon! To join our planning committee please email or call Marlys Buchler at marlysbuchler@gmail.com or 952-303-4703.

Walking Group

With Spring approaching put that spring in your step to good use.  Join the walking group on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30.  As the weather warms up, we will once again explore outside walking trails and lakes.  We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful city with so many lovely places to walk!  We would love to have you walk with us. For more information, contact Terry Hallfin at terrybmn@visi.com.

Cultural Clique

The cultural clique is planning two events for the month of April.  We are encouraging everyone to see the movie,

The Zookeepers Wife, which is currently showing at the Edina Theater and to see the play Wiesenthal which is playing April 25-30 at the Illusion theater.  You can buy tickets directly from the theater or there are some performances being offered on the Goldstar web site for a discounted price.  There is also a flyer for this play attached to this month’s News you Can Use.  We will be discussing both the movie and the play on May 6, 2016 at the home of Sarene Silver, 2435 Manchester Drive Golden Valley at 2:00pm. Please RSVP to Sarene at sarenesilver@comcast.net or 763-544-4012 by May 1st.

Save the date of May 21 when the group will be touring the newly refurbished Minnesota Capital at 2:00pm.  We will have a guide and the tour will last about an hour.  More complete information will be in the next News You Can Use.

For more information or any questions contact Ella Mogilevsky at ellamo1@msn.com or Sarene Silver at sarenesilver@comcast.net.

Upcoming Community Events 

April is a busy month with celebrations and commemorations and lots of reflections in between.

Monday April 3rd 7:30.p.m.

Shaul Shenhav: The Stories of Israel.

For details, please click here:

Sunday April 23rd 7:00 p.m.

Twin Cities Yom HaShoah Commemoration at Beth El

Sunday April 30th 5 p.m. (please note time change from previous years)

Yom HaZikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day

Join us as we remember the Israeli soldiers who have fallen for the
State of Israel

Minneapolis: Sabes JCC
St. Paul: Mt. Zion

Sunday, May 7th 3 - 5 p.m.

Twin Cities Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration (Israel's 69th Independence Day)
St. Paul JCC

Clink on this link to view and print the event flyer:.

Weisenthal An Ordinary Man Who Did Extraordinary Things

True story of Simon Weisenthal nicknamed the "Jewish James Bond". He devoted is life to bringing more than 1,100 Nazi war criminals to justice.

April 25 - 30, 2017 at the Illusion Theater. Click on this link to view or print the flyer.

Annual Gifts to Hadassah

Your Annual Gift to Hadassah can transform a life. It has the power to mend a broken body, advance medical research, provide a future for at-risk children, or advocate for women and and Israel in the U.S.  Invest in the future of Israel and medicine by joining Hadassah’s Annual Giving Societies

Keepers of the Gate make a minimum annual commitment of $1,000. For information on becoming a Keeper of the Gate, contact Carole Lebow, Carole Lebow at 763-545-1999 or carolejl@msn.com.

To become a member of the Chai Society, for a minimum annual donation of $180, contact Sarene Silver, 763-544-4012 or sarenesilver@comcast.net.

Membership Update

Please welcome Maureen Goldish as our newest Life Member.  Also, thank you to Susan Kafka and Renee Kurnow as renewing members.  Your support of Hadassah Minneapolis is greatly appreciated.  For all of you who have referred women to Hadassah Minneapolis we salute you.  As always, we need to continue to grow our organization.  Please email your referrals to either Barb Lebowitz at barblebowitz@gmail.com or Terry Hallfin at terrybmn@visi.com.

Become A Hadassah Advocate Today

Keep apprised of current issues that matter – health care, refugees and immigration, combating rising anti-semitism, women’s rights, Israel and more. Register for the Hadassah E-Mail Action Network, and effect change in your community and nationwide. Hadassah’s Email Advocacy Alerts will help you stay informed on the latest legislation before Congress, Hadassah’s policy priorities, and opportunities for action.It’s very easy!!

To sign up, visit http://www.hadassah.org/advocate/#become-an-advocate.

Research in Service to Humanity at HMO

The medical research we do today can change the world tomorrow. Diseases that once decimated entire populations no longer exist. Will we be able to say that one day soon about cancer, heart disease, and diabetes?

Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) is internationally recognized for decades of leadership in stem cell research, and for immunotherapies that marshal the body’s own resources to fight disease. The stunning results of HMO clinical trials for potential treatments of ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases have riveted the worldwide medical community.

HMO physicians are researchers. HMO researchers are physicians. They work tirelessly to relieve suffering and minimize pain. Their sophisticated, visionary medical research is leading the way to a better quality of life for people around the globe.

Stem Cell Therapy

Twenty years ago, when stem cell therapy was highly regulated in the United States (as late as 2006) and other countries, it was well underway in HMO’s labs. Stem cells have changed the medical equation. Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to turn into any kind of cell in the body—brain, heart, lung, retina, bone marrow—and infinitely multiply. Adult stem cells live all over our bodies; their function is to repair local damage. Using human embryonic stem cells, HMO scientists have halted the deterioration of the retina in laboratory models; using patients’ own stem cells, they have inhibited the progression of ALS in human clinical trials. Treatments or cures for diseases like age-related macular degeneration, ALS, MS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes could be a reality in the foreseeable future.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Preventing Nerve Degeneration. A world-first study at HMO treating MS patients with adult stem cells injected into the spinal cord revealed that disease progression stopped and most patients improved.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Ninety percent of ALS study patients at HMO showed improved respiration or motor function after treatment with stem cells from their own bone marrow.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Hadassah researchers halted deterioration of the retina in animal models using human embryonic stem cells. Now, AMD patients are in a groundbreaking clinical trial.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Ninety percent of ALS study patients at HMO showed improved respiration or motor function after treatment with stem cells from their own bone marrow.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Hadassah researchers halted deterioration of the retina in animal models using human embryonic stem cells. Now, AMD patients are in a groundbreaking clinical trial.

Melanoma

HMO doctors created unique immunotherapy treatments for stage III and IV melanoma patients of individualized vaccines using their own tumor cells. 

For more information on research at HMO, go to www.hadassah.org.

Hop a Ride to a Hadassah Meeting

Hadassah Minneapolis events should be shared by all. So everyone can attend, we have created a carpool system that we call "Hop-a-Ride." Anyone willing to give others a ride, please contact Bea Kampf, 763-545-4809 or bea.kampf@gmail.com to join the list. For those who need or want to ride with others, please call Bea as far ahead as possible before the event. We will do our best to make sure all Hadassah Minneapolis women can attend any event.

Perpetual Yahrzeits at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem

When a loved one dies, please consider directing memorial gifts to Hadassah.
The spirit of your family  member or friend will live on in the lives that you help to enrich and to save! All donations will be promptly acknowledged to the donor and provided to the family of the deceased.

A “Perpetual Yahrzeit” can be purchased with a one-time contribution of $1000. Kaddish will be said annually in the Abbell Synagogue at the Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem. Advance yahrzeits can be purchased at any time for yourself or a loved one.

We Americans are culturally deprived when it comes to death and dying.  Here is a link to information about a new partnership between Hadassah and shiva.com. http://www.hadassah.org/multi-media/press-releases/shivacom-partners-with.html

For information on Hadassah's Perpetual Yahrzeit program call the Hadassah Minneapolis office at
952-924-4999 or click on this link: http://www.Hadassah.org/yahrzeit. Memorial contributions of any amount may also be mailed to Hadassah Minneapolis, 13100 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 300, Minnetonka, MN 55305.

It’s a Win-Win for You and Hadassah!

Become a taste-tester for Food Perspectives, Inc. Every time you qualify for and participate in a survey, you will be paid an incentive of approximately $35 to $85, based upon the time the survey session takes. In addition to that amount, Hadassah Minneapolis will be paid $10. Men and women who sign up to be testers must be between the ages of 18 and 84. (Demographic reality: being ages 18 through 65 seems to qualify the person for a greater number of surveys, based upon past experiences of some of our members-although from time to time there are opportunities for participants over age 65).

If you are interested in participating--or know someone (friend, relative, son, daughter, grandchild, etc.) who would like to participate--registration can be done on-line at www.fpitesters.com. Click on the tab “Become a Tester.” When you select from the list of non-profit organizations for the $10 payment, please select, “Hadassah Minneapolis Chapter.” If you prefer to register by phone, please call Food Perspectives, Inc. at 763-354-2776. Remember, this is a fundraiser that is a “win” for Hadassah and for the participant.

Cards, Certificates and JNF Trees and JNF Blue Boxes

Do you know you can send cards through our chapter that will support Hadassah and Israel instead of a business? The cost of the cards is comparable or in some cases (purchasing multiple cards) cost less. Prices are $5 each or 3 for $12. JNF certificates are $18.  Cards are available at board meetings and Hadassah events.  If you wish you can call or email card contacts below who will sign and mail the card out upon receiving your check.

Malinsky cards for cancer research are available for $10 each.

We have a large selection of attractive certificates ranging from $10-$500 and up that are customized to the message you wish to send. There is $1.00 charge for postage. Please contact the Certificate person below to honor/remember someone with a beautiful Hadassah Certificate.

You can also order certificates online through Hadassah website at www.hadassah.org, click on Donate, then Other Ways to Give, then Personalized Certificates. Be sure to designate Hadassah Minneapolis when prompted.  There you can choose to send certificates to be sent via email or through the mail.

Cards (Knollwood Place): Maurine Ziv maurineziv@gmail.com or 952-938-2550

Cards or Certificates: Ronna Locketz ronnalocketz@gmail.com or 763-544-5439

JNF Trees: Sheryl Cohen stelladoob@gmail.com or 952-933-5093

Contribution envelopes or Bea Rossen Youth Aliyah Fund: Fredell Cohen 952-920-0740

If you have a full JNF Blue Box that needs to be emptied, contact Sue Blehert sblehert@q.com
or 763-544-3053.

Email Addresses

If you have Hadassah member friends not receiving the monthly Hadassah Minneapolis emails, please encourage them to sign up by contacting the office at 952-924-4999 or umregion@hadassah.org.