News from Our Units
7-Mar-2010
Young Hadassah Holland kicked off 2010 with a mailing to its supporters, generating over 10,000 euros for the new Young Hadassah International fundraising project: renovation of the Pediatrics Department at Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus.
6-Mar-2010
During a chilling day in January, Hadassah Germany's Munich Committee gathered in the Pedestrian Zone to sell German “Thueringer” hot-dog specialties, raising 6,000 euros in 3 days for the Hadassah Medical Center!
6-Mar-2010
Hadassah France took the opportunity to introduce the Hadassah mission to the people of Charenton, a suburb of Paris, by hosting a presentation at its Village Hall in February.
5-Mar-2010
Hadassah Cuba hosted a community forum about the H1N1 epidemic in December, with Epidemiologist Lizette Perez as keynote speaker.
5-Mar-2010
Prince Alexander zu Schaumburg-Lippe, member of Hadassah Germany's Board of Governors, hosted a party at his Castle Bueckeburg in celebration of his birthday and asked his 200 guests from the German aristocracy, politics, and public life to make donations in lieu of personal gifts to one of two Israeli charities—Hadassah being one .
6-Jan-2010
Progress in the treatment of multiple sclerosis and macular degeneration was highlighted by Prof. Benjamin Reubinoff, Director of the Hadassah Medical Center’s Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Center, during Hadassah Australia's Stem Cell Week, November 16 - 18, 2009. Hadassah Australia hosted multiple seminars in Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney with the goal of educating both professionals and lay people on the issues that surround the use of stem cells in research and treatment of disease and injury.
6-Jan-2010
Physicians from Israel will have the opportunity to study with renowned specialists from Monash University’s Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories and the Hadassah University Medical Center’s Department of Neurology, thanks to the establishment of the Eva and Les Erdi AUSiMED Fellowship in Neurological Diseases.
6-Jan-2010
Thanks to generous sponsors, ticket sales, and inviting auction items, proceeds of about $17,500 from Hadassah New Zealand’s November 29 Tea Party and Auction exceeded the unit leaders’ goal to raise funds toward new maxillofacial equipment for the Hadassah Medical Center.
6-Jan-2010
An enthusiastic audience of 800 attended the performance of Twelve Angry Men hosted by Hadassah France, raising 25,000 € for cutting-edge cancer treatment equipment at the Hadassah Medical Center.
6-Jan-2010
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO was honored with the Jerusalem Prize by the Canadian Zionist Federation, recognizing the organization’s impact in building solidarity with Israel.
