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Dear Hadassah Family,

This is the last time that I will be

addressing you as co-President of North

Pinellas Hadassah, so I would like to give

you some excerpts from the Hadassah 2018

Year in Review, first Humanitarian

Initiatives that we have taken on outside of Israel, which seem to me to

be a way of expressing the value of tikkun olam.

•Medical Mission to, Ethiopia: Eight doctors, two nurses and one

physical therapist from HMO participated in a week-long medical

mission to Ethiopia... The team performed surgeries on youth with life-

threatening spine deformities.

•Good Neighbors Save Syrian Babies: HMO and the Baruch Padeh

Medical Center in Poriya-Tiberias launched a unique collaboration to

help Syrian children with life-threatening heart abnormalities, part of

the Israel Defense Forces' Operation Good Neighbor Program with

support from the Peres enter for Peace. Hadassah pediatric

cardiologist Dr. Julius Golender identified 14 children who could

benefit from heart surgery at HMO. One was a baby born into war-

torn Syria with a hole between his heart chambers. After the surgery at

Hadassah Hospital, tears (of joy) ran down the mother's face when

reunited with her baby in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

•Five Days, 25 Smiles: During a humanitarian mission to Mexico,

Dr. Noah Armon, chief plastic surgeon at Hadassah Hospital and his

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team, performed surgeries on 25 girls and boys with cleft lip and palate during a week-long

mission at Hospital General Fresnillo.

•Exporting Expertise to Mexico: HMO health professionals provide specialized training around

the world. Dr. Fortunado Benarroch, Director of the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress at

HMO's Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, traveled to Mexico after the country's

devastating earthquake to train Mexico's top psychologists and psychiatrists in the treatment of

pediatric and adolescent victims of traumatic events.

•Second:Global Collaboration (that) Saves Lives: which showcases our technological outreach.

•Global Data in Real Time: HMO became the first Israeli medical institution to join a global

research network of healthcare organizations and bio-pharmaceutical companies that aims to

increase research efficiency and enable medical discoveries through data sharing.

•Software Without Borders: When it comes to treating patients in the intensive care unit,

predicting hemorrhagic shock can make the difference between life and death. a new soft-ware

does just that, thanks to HMO researchers and partners at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital and

Ben-Gurion University.

•Major Advances in Pediatric Kidney Care: The U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation

awarded Hadassah's Pediatric Nephrology Unit a grant to explore ways to manipulate the protein

that controls kidney development and the mechanism causing kidney problems in children born

to malnourished mothers. Dr.Oded Volovelsky, head of the unit ,spent three years as a fellow at

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.; the team's findings were published in the My 2018

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

•Growing New Knee Cartilage: In an Israeli first, Hadassah Hospital surgeons implanted a coral-

based implant, Agili-C, into a woman's knee to regenerate cartilage and bone...The new

procedure, if successful, could bring relief to millions of knee pain sufferers.

This annual report is only sent to Society of Major Donors and above, but I thought our

group would be interested in the information.

-Joan E Levinson, Co-President , North Pinellas Hadassah

Continued from first page - President’s Message

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M i s h p a c h a N e w s

►HEALTHY – HAPPY Birthday Wishes to Sylvia Ahrens, Karin Durlacher,

Lois Kander, Marion Kaplan, Judy Radin, Bette Sharp and Beth Wilson.

►Continued get well wishes to Bob Sann, husband of Myra Sann, Jeff Reines,

husband of Joyce Reines and Heather Felser, daughter- in- law of Joan and

Gary Felser, Randi Tutelman, granddaughter of Elaine Tutelman.

►Mazel Tov to Alice Albin, granddaughter of Jacqueline Albin, who is

completing her senior year of high school at her local community college.

►Condolences to the family of Elaine Maller, Hadassah Member.

May her memory bring comfort to all who knew and loved her.

I f you would l ike t o share your mishpacha news, please cal l El len @ 727 -784-8802 or

El len@schachter.net

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Tikkum Olam – The Repair of the World – If you see what needs to be repaired and how to repair

it, then you have found a piece of the world that G-d has left for you to complete. But if you see

what is wrong and what is ugly in the world, then it is you yourself that needs repair.

– Menachem Mendel Schneerson

To be kind is more important than to be right. Many times, what people need is NOT a brilliant

mind that speaks but a SPECIAL HEART THAT LISTENS.

Apologizing does not always mean that you are wrong and the other person is right. It just

means that you value your relationship more than your ego.

– Rabbi Dovid Winiarz z”l

The highest form of wisdom is kindness. – The Talmud

When we treat others kindly, fairly and lovingly, we are truly living Torah.

J e w i s h N e w Y e a r Q u o t e s

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Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement

This past summer, it’s been particularly disturbing to hear so many people in the United States

talking about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Let there be no doubt, BDS is an attack on Israel and a call to action for each of us. By

design, it was created to delegitimize Israel, and to create a false equivalency between apartheid

South Africa and the State of Israel, a democracy, which since its Proclamation of Independence on May

14, 1948, pledged to “uphold the full social and political equality of all its citizens.” Since then, starting

with the first election in 1949, Israeli Arabs have sat in the Knesset, now holding 12 out of

120 seats.

Today it’s reassuring to see so many influential voices proudly defending Israel, while

others defy BDS, including Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriquez, former NY Yankee, Lady Gaga,

Sarah Silverman, the Rolling Stones, and so many others.

Our initial impulse may be to lash out at BDS supporters, but civil dialogue is how we

change minds of the heart. Today, I’m asking you to join me in taking a nuanced approach in

these difficult conversations. Hadassah’s How To Talk About Israel resource can help you do

this.

Hadassah has repeatedly and rightfully denounced the global BDS campaign, reaffirming

our long- standing policy against all forms of organized boycotts against the State of Israel.

In July at our 99th National Convention, we adopted a new policy statement on De-Politicizing

Anti-Semitism, stressing that “while democratic principles allow room for individuals to openly

disagree with actions taken by the government, any attempt to delegitimize Israel’s right to

exist must be acknowledged as a form of anti-Semitism.”

Following the House of Representatives having passed a bipartisan resolution making it

clear its opposition to BDS, we continue our advocacy. We must address BDS in our own net-

works – even in our own families and communities. Each of us must be an ambassador against

BDS in our everyday lives. Were BDS to be successful, the economic impact would devastate

not just Jewish Israelis and businesses, but Arab Israelis and businesses - as well as the

Palestinians who come to work in Israel each day. So many people in Israel work every day to

build a peaceful future, to advance social justice, and to help foster a stronger shared society

within Israel. Israel plays a key role in global humanitarian response efforts. And of course,

Hadassah Hospitals treat patients and train medical staff from Gaza and the West Bank.

Hadassah will always be committed to practical Zionism. This means defending

Israel and speaking out against BDS at every opportunity. And it means making changes about

BDS a priority. Each of us has the power to heal our world, to raise our voices, to make an

an impact. This is your call to action!

TISHREI / CHESHVAN OCTOBER 2019

"We must address BDS in our own networks — even in our own

families and communities. Each of us must be an ambassador

against BDS in our everyday lives."

Be a Positive Voice for Israel By Ellen Hershkin

This article was written by Ellen Hershkin, Hadassah National President

BOOK CLUB MEMBERS FUTURE SELECTIONS

December

“America’s First

Daughter”

by Stephanie Dray and

Laurie Kamoie

February “When the

Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens

October “Devil in

Jerusalem” by Naomi Ragen

April

“Clock Dancer”

by Anne Tyer

June “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”

by Heather Morris

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We made a mistake!

Apologies to

Karin

Durlacher!

We omitted her

name from

Holiday Greetings!

She hopes everyone

has a Sweet and

Healthy New Year!

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We marked our calendars ! We came ! We ate !

We had a grand Hadassah t ime at our

Third Annual Pot Luck Lunch on August 19 th.

P o t L u c k L u n c h e o n

Janice Caine & Mike Warner

Lylah Pinellas Chapter members warmly welcomed ten of

our North Pinellas Chapter members to their

Annual Membership Brunch on Sunday, September 8 at the

home of Terri Tankel. After an hour or so of “schmoozing”

and admiring the interesting objets d’art spread throughout

the house, a mouth-watering buffet brunch was served.

The group then assembled for the program.

Jody Sherman, president of Lylah Pinellas Chapter,

welcomed everyone. National Board member,

Merna Shapiro’s motivating and informative speech

reviewed all of Hadassah’s projects and activities. Merna

described the focus of each area and provided an update on

the current status of each. She reminded us of what it

means to be a part of Hadassah. Merna also reminded us

that the watchword of Hadassah is

“THE Power of Women Who Do!”

Proceeds from the brunch were donated to

Hadassah’s cancer research.

Thank you Lylah Pinellas for including us.

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A ppr o x i ma t e l y 3 5 me m be r s i n c l u d in g g u es t s ,

a few husbands and one NEW member were in

attendance. Mike Warner, known as “our piano man,”

treated us to songs from today and yesteryear!

As a lways members from “A to Z” brought forth

del ic ious sa lads , casseroles , s ide d ishes and desser ts .

We were even treated to our annual tr i f le desser t!

The consensus was that everyone had a good time!

Thanks to all who attended for your participation!

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Joan Levinson Ellen Richter

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Mail Receiver Dolores Turner 934-8939

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Zionism Jacqueline Albin 785-5885

Education Joan Levinson 372-2619

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