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Installation Brunch - Sunday morning, January 7, 2018
Save the date!
 We are excited to welcome Miriam Schwartz as our guest speaker at this
event. Miriam Schwartz is a Seattle native and graduate of the
University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program. She has
been seen in many Minnesota Jewish Theater Company shows including the one-woman
piece DAI; as well as Daphna in Bad Jews; Dr. Ruth
in Becoming Dr. Ruth; Jessica in Jericho, and more. Hadassah
members have raved about her performances.
Watch your mail for your invitation.
Book Chavurot
The Night Club Bookclub meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday
of each month at the Plymouth Library, 15700 36th Avenue North. Our
next gathering will be November 2, 2017 and the book we will be discussing is
Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill. We will be meeting in the room
with the conference table on the far right side.
The Night Club Bookclub is always looking for new members.
Bring your friends along. It is an enjoyable evening. Contact Shelly Levine if you are interested in joining - shellyilevine@msn.com.
The Daytime Book Group will be meeting November 15, 2017 at the Plymouth Library at 12:30 p.m. The book we are reading is Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner. Isabel (born Emmeline), a 15 year old, was evacuated from London during World War II with her Mum, little sister, Julia, and her sketches for bridal dresses. She sneaks from the Cotswolds to London, taking her sister during the blitz, hoping for bridal store work. The resultant choices separate them, completely transforming their lives.
Our December 20th meeting is Reader’s Choice. Give a 2 - 3 minute presentation on a book you’ve read.
If you would like to join this group, send an email to nettgar1@gmail.com.
The Szold Knollwood Book Group meets every month for a lively discussion of a
variety of book titles. We meet the
fourth Wednesday of most months at Knollwood Place Apartments, 3630 Phillips Pkwy.,
St. Louis Park, in the board room
at 1:00 p.m. I say most months depending
on our holiday calendar dates. The
following titles have been chosen for the remainder of the year. An additional list will be presented as we
near 2018 so that everyone has time to get the books from our wonderful public
library system. All of the titles listed have large print, e-books and audio books
available. To reserve a book or arrange for delivery directly to you call
612-543-8850. Be sure to do so in plenty
of time to read all or some of the book.
It makes for interesting discussions when we all can participate. However, that said, everyone is welcome just
to sit in and hear the story.
November 22nd- Hillbilly Elegy: a Memoir of a Family &
Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
December 27th-
She’s Not There: a Novel by Joy Fielding
Step Up Your Annual Giving Committment and Receive a Free Heart Necklace!
 Our fall fundraising letter has already gone out, and we encourage you to STEP Up Your Giving, and in doing so National will send you a free heart necklace. To get your free necklace, while supplies last, simply become a new Annual Giving donor of $180 or more or increase your current annual giving amount by a minimum of $180 annually . Already at your max giving, encourage someone else to STEP Up and you will receive a necklace as well. We thank you for your past support and hope you will consider this special offer. Please contact Sarene Silver ssilver125@aol.com for more information.
Order your Mah Jongg Cards by January 27th
Hadassah Minneapolis sells maj cards every year and Hadassah hospital will get a donation as a result.
Please pass the word to your mah jongg-playing friends. With
our Maj-a-Thon scheduled for February 11, 2018, orders must be in earlier. Save the
maj-a-thon date, too!
The National Mah Jongg
League will make a donation in the form of a rebate to charitable organizations
for Mah Jongg cards ordered by individuals submitted in one order. Hadassah does
not benefit if membership is done online or through the mail by individuals.
Hadassah Minneapolis receives $2.00 for each membership plus a $15 order bonus.
Last
year’s rebate was $483.00! The new 2018 Mah Jongg cards are now available for
purchase and may be ordered in two sizes. A standard card/membership is $8 and a
large card/membership is $9. Cards are mailed directly to your address.
To order, send a check
made out to Ronna Locketz (Not Hadassah), 4740 Walnut Grove Lane N, Plymouth, MN
55446. The deadline is January
27.
15th Annual Maj-a-Thon is Sunday, February 11, 2018
Put February 11th on your calendar for a fun-filled day with maj, food and friends. Watch for further details in the December News You Can Use.
If you'd like to help out with this event, please contact Marci Wasserman at marsala113@hotmail.com.
Save the Dates
Hadassah Women's Health and Advocacy Conference will be in Washington, DC, May 15-17, 2018. The conference will include National convention level programming, training and visits to Congress. Plan to join Hadassah members from our chapter, region and the entire country. More information is coming soon.
From Dream to Innovation: Milestone Mission to Israel is scheduled October 7-15, 2018. Limited Early bird discounts are still available. Click on the link for details.http://secure.ayelet.com/HDDream2018.aspx
Membership Update
The membership committee would like to thank everyone who
attended the Gender Equity in Medicine Program that was held on October 15th. It was an excellent program with an excellent
speaker and very well attended. Gender
Equity in Medicine is an initiative of National Hadassah, which Hadassah
Minneapolis enthusiastically supports.
We would also like to thank those who brought guests to the
program. It is always wonderful to see
new faces and introduce them to the great work that Hadassah does.
If any of the guests are interested in joining our chapter,
or if you know anyone else who would be interested please contact Barb Lebowitz
at barbaralebowitz1900@gmail.com
or Terry Hallfin at terrybmn@visi.com.
Cultural Clique
Save these Dates:
- Sunday, November 5-Discussion of the play "All the
Way"
- Tuesday, November 14-Exhibit at the
University of Minnesota with docent
Riv-Ellen Prell
The play "All the Way" continues through October 29th at the History
Theater. Join us for the discussion at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 5., home of
Ella Mogilevsky, 5429 James Ave S., Mpls. Everyone is welcome, even if you have
not seen the play. Please RSVP to 612-922-2623 or ellamo1@msn.com.
Our next event will be the exhibit "A Campus Divided", Progressives,
Anti-Communists, Racism and Anti-semitism at the University at the University of
Minnesota 1930-1942. It is our good fortune to have Riv-Ellen Prell, co-
curator of the exhibit, as our docent. This will take place at the Elmer L.
Andersen Library Gallery & Atrium, University of Minnesota, 222 21st Ave. S.
Minneapolis Tuesday, November 14 at 2:00 p.m. For those who cannot attend at this
time, the exhibit runs thru November 30, Mon, Tues & Fri 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wed & Thurs 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
For further information or to RSVP contact Ella at ellamo1@msn.com or Sarene Silver at sarenesilver@comcast.net.
Craft Co-op Fall News
We had wonderful response to
our beautiful inventory at the GEM (Gender Equity in Medicine) program this
past Sunday. Many of our lovely scarves,
hats, and fingerless gloves for the cool weather were displayed and purchased by our guests. We thank our wonderful
knitters and crocheters for their contributions both in skill, time and
yarn. Speaking of yarn, I bet there are
a few of you who knit/crochet and have accumulated left over yarn that is sitting in
your closets or basements looking for someone to take it away. Hadassah Minneapolis would be happy to
relieve you of the task. We’ll sort
through it and determine what can be used for hats, etc. and donate the rest to
the University of Minnesota Textile
Center where they pass it on to fabric artists. It’s a win-win situation. If you are looking for hospitality or
Hanukkah gifts please contact Debby for a private showing in our “showroom” at her home. Call Debby Wolk (612-925-7932) or email at tzvibo@aol.com to arrange for a pickup or
delivery or for a showing.
Walking Group
What can help slow age-related decline in brain function and
improve performance on cognitive tasks?
Walking 40 minutes 3 times a week!*
Hadassah Minneapolis’ walking group walks an hour twice a
week so you only have walk one more time to reap the benefits.
Walk with us each Tuesday and Thursday morning from 10:30 to
11:30 and help keep your brain young.
When the weather is nice, we walk outside at various sites around our
beautiful city. Bad weather brings us
inside so we never have to miss a day of walking with wonderful friends to
improve our health.
For more information, contact Terry Hallfin at terrybmn@visi.com.
*From an AARP June/July 2017 article by Sara
Altshul
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.
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? Have you noticed greeting card prices going higher and higher? Support our
Hadassah Chapter by buying your birthday, sympathy, get well, mazel tov and
other greeting cards through your Hadassah card contacts listed below. Our
prices are the most reasonable around and all the money goes to Hadassah!! 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.
Malinsky Cards: Ronna Locketz ronnalocketz@gmail.com or at 612-730-6418
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 Ellen Etzkin at etzkin44@gmail.com or 952-935-7767.
Email Addresses
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you have Hadassah member friends not receiving the monthly Hadassah Minneapolis
emails, please forward this newsletter to them and encourage them to sign up by contacting the
office at 952-924-4999 or umregion@hadassah.org.
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