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BOULDER CHAPTER OF HADASSAH
summer issue
2016
SAVE THE DATE:
Sunday, July 24 – p. 3
SUMMER WINE TASTING
Sunday, August 28th
10:30 a.m.
Sunday, August 28 – p. 1
MEMBERSHIP BRUNCH
Program:
Osnat Fox, Israeli Schlicha
Monday, Sept. 12 – p. 3
JEWISH WOMEN & STRESS
Thursday, Oct. 27 – p. 3
JEWISH WOMEN; BREAST
CANCER & OVARIAN CANCER
Honoring our newest
gifted and life members!
Honor our new Gifted and Life Members
Celebrate the Power of Women for Israel
BOOK CLUB – p. 5
Sunday, June 5
Sunday, July 3
Sunday, August 7
Sunday, September 4
Celebrate the Power of Women who Heal
Celebrate the Power of Women who DO
Celebrate You
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Celebrate Hadassah
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
President's Message
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Fall Education Outreach
Programs3
Hadassah is all about creating connections and empowering women
to build community for themselves, Israel, and the world.
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Celebrate your membership and find your niche
in our local Hadassah family.
Hadassah Honors
International Fellowship of
Christians and Jews at
Dedication of New ICU
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Hadassah‘s 98th National
Convention4
Perpetual Yahrzeit
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Hadassah Launches
Coalition for Women's
Health Equity
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Sunday, August 28th, at 10:30 a.m.,
the women of Boulder Hadassah invite you to a
Membership Brunch
honoring our chapter’s newest Gifted and Life Members.
Enjoy the marvelous view from the
deck of Judy Megibow‘s home in north Boulder.
Come and schmooze with old and new friends
while enjoying a “nosh” of food in celebration of Hadassah women!
In Rare Procedure, Israeli
Doctors Save Gazan Child
from Paralysis
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Book Club
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Our new Shlicha (Israeli Emissary), Osnat Fox, together with
two 18 year old “Shinshanim” from Israel
will give a short presentation featuring the latest information from Israel,
as she has just returned from the region.
Membership Report
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It will be a great morning!
Boulder Chapter
Hadassah Board Back
RSVP to boulder@hadassah.org or Nina Judd at 303-449-7411.
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SAVE THESE DATES FOR TWO VERY EXCITING PROGRAMS!
Jewish Women and Stress:
Creating an Emotionally Healthy Life
Monday, September 12 • 7:00 p.m.
at the New JCC
Jewish Women at Risk for
Breast and Ovarian Cancer:
Prevention and Treatment Strategies
Thursday, October 27 • 7:00 p.m.
location TBD
Boulder Hadassah is very excited to announce that our Fall Community Outreach Education Programs
will be led by Helen L. Coons, Ph.D.
Dr. Coons is President and Clinical Director of Women’s Mental Health Associates, Denver. She is
a board certified clinical health psychologist who specializes in women’s health and mental health
and psychosocial oncology. Dr. Coons has over 25 years of professional experience with women and
families coping with physical, mental health, professional, relationship, and sexual issues. Dr. Coons is
known for her dynamic, interactive presentations to health care providers as well as to community and
corporate audiences. She is a sought-after lecturer, giving workshops throughout the country for women
across the life span on women’s health and well being.
Dr. Coons‘ program on Jewish Women and Stress: Creating an Emotionally Healthy Life on September 12
will be co-sponsored with the Women of the J, and it will be part of the opening week’s activities at the JCC.
On October 27, Dr. Coons and a local oncologist will present a program about
Jewish Women at Risk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Prevention and Treatment Strategies.
The location for this important talk will be announced in our Fall newsletter and online.
This event will be co-sponsored by Sharsheret. Sharsheret, (Hebrew for“chain,”) is a
national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women and their families facing breast cancer.
Special Summer
WINE TASTING EVENT
Sunday, July 24
3:00 p.m.
Come enjoy the taste of summer at our Wine
Tasting Parlor Event. Enjoy the beautiful views,
and enjoy the women of our chapter while you
learn about special summer wines with our own
local wine experts – Steve Friedman and Alan
Megibow.
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to enjoy
a good bottle of wine! This tasting features
wonderful wines that sell for under $20. Cheeses
and appetizers that pair beautifully with these
wines will be served. Come compare notes with
other wine lovers. Limit: 20 guests, so RSVP now!
$36 per person
RSVP to Sandy at sfriedman4@gmail.com or
303-257-3995
HADASSAH DESERT-MOUNTAIN REGION
MISSION
October 30 - November 10, 2016
This mission is only open to members in the Desert-Mountain
Region. Join region president, Cathy Olswing and Zionist affairs
activity chair, Laura Green in discovering the wonders of Israel.
Just look at some of the events you will experience:
•Hadassah Hospitals
•Be’er Sheva River Park
•Lunch with officials of the Sderot Mayor’s office and the JNG
•Gush Etzion Museum
•Masada, Dead Sea Float and Mud Experience
•Special Shabbat Experience in Private Homes
•and so much more!
Land Package: $2,595 + $150 tips
Single Supplement: $999
For more information, call 520-268-8687.
This will be an experience to be savored
and shared across generations!
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Hadassah Honors International
Fellowship of Christians and Jews
at Dedication of New ICU
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016
From left: Naela Hayek, head of ICUs in the Division of Nursing;
Devora Kirshenbom, Chief Nurse, ICU; Bonnie Lipton, Past Hadassah
National President and Tower Building Chair; Prof. Vernon Van-Heerden,
head of ICUs; Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President, IFCJ; Prof. Zeev Rotstein,
Director General, HMO; Nancy Falchuk and Marcie Natan, former
Hadassah National Presidents
“I thank you for giving us the opportunity to contribute to your sacred
work of lifesaving,” said Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, President of the International Fellowship of Christian and Jews (IFCJ) at the Hadassah Medical
Organization’s May 1st dedication of the 13-bed general Intensive Care
Unit (ICU) in the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower. Two patients
from the terror attack on a Jerusalem bus last month were among those
Rabbi Eckstein visited with Prof. Vernon Van-Heerden, head of Hadassah’s
ICUs, and Division of Nursing head of ICUs, Naela Hayek.
Former Hadassah National President and Tower Building Chair Bonnie
Lipton opened the dedication with a reminder of Jerusalem’s indestructability. She thanked Rabbi Eckstein for the organization’s respect for
humanity and for showing unstinting solidarity with the State of Israel.
HMO Director General Prof. Zeev Rotstein said he knew that IFCJ gave
its financial support, not for recognition, but because of a heart filled
with love for Israel and the Jewish people.
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Rabbi Eckstein spoke of his pleasure in being associated with Hadassah.
“You are a brand and no other brand is so respected. Your brand goes
back to the beginning of your organization and what you stand for. You
have the premier institution in Israel today. We look forward to taking
our cooperation to the next level.”
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Dear Friends,
I am writing this personal note to you because I feel
strongly that this is a very meaningful way to support
the Hadassah Medical Organization. This is an opportunity for you to remember your loved ones by
ensuring that Kaddish will be recited each year in the
Fannie and Maxwell Abbell Synagogue under the
Marc Chagall stained glass windows in the Hadassah
Hospital in Jerusalem. Your one-time, tax-deductible
donation of $1,000 per name will ensure that
Kaddish will be recited annually for your loved one
in perpetuity in the land of our ancestors. Or, for a
$2,000 donation per name, Kaddish will be recited
for your loved one daily for 11 months after burial
after which Kaddish will be recited annually.
I am personally invested in this particular fund
raising opportunity because after the death of my
parents, I knew that I wanted to donate towards a
Perpetual Yahrzeit for them. Each year I receive a
notice from Hadassah letting me know that my
parents are being remembered in Ein Kerem,
Jerusalem as Kaddish is recited. I don’t know why
exactly, but it eases the pain somewhat of how much
I miss them and I feel as if Hadassah is sharing their
Yahrtzeit with me. Please call me and I can tell you
more about this wonderful way your donation will
benefit Hadassah Medical Organization.
Hadassah Launches Coalition
for Women's Health Equity with
National Women's, Health,
and Faith Organizations
At Hadassah, we believe it's time to end
inequities in women's health.
We believe that every woman should have
access to the highest quality care, to education
about how to stay healthy, and to treatments based on
medical research aligned with women's health needs, not
just men's.
That's why Hadassah is launching the Coalition for Women's
Health Equity, a new, national coalition to promote policies
that address inequities in women's health, from research and
development, prevention and diagnosis, to treatment and
cure.
Hadassah has already brought 14 of our nation's most
influential women's and health organizations to join us.
The Coalition is planning a congressional briefing on Capitol
Hill next month. Stay aware and share our Facebook and
Twitter posts, and please talk to your friends about how the
fight for health equity impacts the lives of every woman, now
and for generations to come. Make sure you're signed up
now for Hadassah's email advocacy alerts so you don't miss
out on what's ahead.
Lauren Stewart, 303-910-5173
https://www.facebook.com/Hadassah/
https://twitter.com/Hadassah
WHO WILL SAY KADDISH?
HADASSAH’S PERPETUAL YAHRZEIT PROGRAM ENSURES THAT
KADDISH WILL BE RECITED IN JERUSALEM FOR YOUR LOVED ONES.
EVERY YEAR. FOREVER.
PERPETUAL YAHRZEIT
Kaddish will be recited annually
for your loved one in perpetuity
in the Fannie and Maxwell Abbell
Synagogue at Hadassah Medical
Center beneath Marc Chagall’s
iconic stained glass windows.
ENHANCED PERPETUAL
YAHRZEIT
Kaddish will be recited for your
loved one daily for 11 months
after burial, after which Kaddish
will be recited annually.
ADVANCE YAHRZEIT
A reservation to ensure Kaddish
will be recited for you and your
loved ones upon their death.
Available in standard and
Enhanced Perpetual Yahrzeit.
Go to hadassah.org/yahrzeit. For further information,
or to establish a Yahrzeit, call 1.800.928.0685 or
email donorservices@hadassah.org.
HADASSAH THE WOMEN’S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.
©2014 Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. Hadassah is a registered
trademark of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
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In Rare Procedure, Israeli Doctors Save Gazan Child
from Paralysis
A rare procedure performed at
the Hadassah Medical Center in
Jerusalem has prevented a 3-yearold boy from the Gaza Strip from
becoming paralyzed. The boy was
released from the hospital
walking on his own.
Sliman, 3, had developed a
benign tumor in his chest, which
not only interfered with his respiratory system but also caused
a malformation in his spine and
limited his range of motion. The
tumor posed a risk of causing
permanent paralysis in the lower
extremities in the future.
grown into the spine. One of the
vertebrae was also removed.
"This was a rare procedure not just
on a national level, but on a global
"Tumors on the neck vertebrae are
very rare in children. Most of the
children under our care in Israel
would not have reached a stage
where the tumor is so large. This boy
was on the brink of paralysis.
The tumor was two millimeters
from his spine. He could have
easily found himself in a wheelchair very quickly."
Dr. Moni Benifla, a senior
neurosurgeon at Hadassah,
remarked that "after the successful surgery, it was clear that
the child's range of motion
improved, but his neck still
needs to be protected with a
This tumor is very rare with only Three-year-old Sliman from Gaza recovers from
brace until he fully recovers.
a handful of recorded cases in
surgery at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.
He is awaiting planned chest
medical history. It was the first
Photo credit: Hadassah Medical Center
surgery in the coming months
such case to be seen in Israel.
to
remove
the rest of the tumor from
level,"
said
Dr.
Joshua
Schroeder,
The doctors at the Hadassah Medical
his
chest."
a
senior
orthopedic
surgeon
at
Center agreed to confront the chalHadassah. "There is almost no
lenge and decided on a two-stage
The boy resumed walking and has
documentation of this kind of repair
approach.
been discharged from the hospital.
anywhere in the world. Needless to
Sliman's father said that "the doctors
The first stage involved a "stretchsay that this is the first procedure of
at Hadassah were welcoming and
ing" of the skeleton with the use of
its kind in Israel.
helpful. They appear to be miracle
weights in order to facilitate access
"The child arrived at Hadassah with
workers, with the help of Allah. We
to the tumor. In the second stage,
obviously limited range of motion
are truly grateful.”
the doctors excised the tumor as
due to the malformation and also
it pressed against the spine in the
required close monitoring of the
neck, threatening to cause neural
respiratory system because of the
damage at any minute.
tumor that had spread from his chest
to his neck vertebrae. We straightDuring the complex, six-hour
ened his spine and alleviated the
surgery, the part of the tumor that
had encircled the spine was removed pressure by removing the tumor from
around and inside the spine."
as well as part of the tumor that had
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By: Lisa Dicksteen
at the Hadassah
Book Club...
Happiness is
Discussing a Good
Book with Friends –
Please Join Us!
The Hadassah Book Club meets at the home of a
different member on the first Sunday of each month.
Below are the dates, book titles, and genre of the next
few months of reading!
June 5 – The Girl from the Garden by Parnaz
Foroutan, 271 pages, fiction
July 3 – The Watchmaker’s Daughter by Sonia Taitz,
245 pages, fiction
August 7 – The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale
of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele
Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O’Connor, 296 pages,
non-fiction
September 4 – The Rothschilds by Frederic Morton,
256 pages, non-fiction
We have taken pains to make sure that the books on
our list are available through the public library
system. If your local branch doesn’t have it, try
Prospector, but give yourself a little more time, as it
can take a while to get books from other branches).
Used book stores are a good option for some –
and most will take a phone call and check for a
title before you make a trip. Many titles are also
available electronically.
Meeting time is 12:00-2:00 p.m. Book discussion
begins at 12:30. Schmooze, snack, and debate with
fellow literati.
Hostess provides drinks (juice, water, coffee, tea)
Members bring their own lunch (unless provided
by hostess).
We love to have new people join us! We ask only two
things of you – both of which are essential:
1. RSVP directly to the hostess of the month.
2. Read the book so you can participate in the
discussion.
If you are interested in attending a meeting and
seeing what you think of our little band of readers,
please email Lisa.Napell.Dicksteen@gmail.com
and you will receive a reply with the current month’s
information (location, hostess, book). Please be sure
to RSVP.
And if you’re feeling really ambitious, we still have
some openings for hostesses in 2016 – feel free to
volunteer. You will likely be hosting between five and
a dozen charming, chattering, and well-informed
local literati.
Happy reading!
During the month of May, we recognize our membership
and celebrate their diversity. Our members come from all
walks of Jewish life: doctors, lawyers, stay-at-home moms,
students, real estate agents, as well as business and
community leaders.
We are women who care, who contribute our efforts to the
local and national Hadassah community while strengthening
Jewish continuity.
Our Boulder chapter continues to grow and currently has
386 members, a new record for our part of the DesertMountain region!
We would like to welcome two long-standing Life Members
who we are transferring to our chapter: Julie Grayson and
Miche Bacher.
Donna Silverman upgraded to Life Membership in May.
And we welcome three brand new Life Members this year,
all gifted by friends or family: Amelie Baumgartner, Jenna
Monaster Morlander, and Shira Wood-Isenberg.
We welcome all the following women to our chapter, gifted
in 2015: Rachel Bachus, Doreen Dutch, Nili Feingold,
Susan Hiller, Ellen Kowitt, Bracha Kurtzer Gross,
Carolyn Lehmann, Lyndsay Lev, Michelle Miller,
Melissa Ellen Penn, Rabbi Jenny Poland, Chany Scheiner,
Kayla Schroeder, Barbara Smith, J. Tamar Stone, and
Helaine Unger.
For these lucky women, National Hadassah is offering a
special opportunity to upgrade to Life Membership. Current
2015 gifted members can upgrade to Life Membership for
only $180 on or before their membership expiration date.
During our May Membership Celebration, Hadassah is
focusing on “Women to Watch, Women Who DO.” Here
are four of our new members who are “Women to Watch,
Women Who DO.” It’s so wonderful to have new members
who are willing to get involved and help our chapter! Thank
you all!
Melissa Ellen Penn, a newly gifted member with a
background in business, writing, and the intersection
between spirituality and science. She has joined our
board and is settling in as our new bulletin editor.
Doris Weiss (who joined last year) recently upgraded
to Life Membership, serves on our board, and is our
new Social Media Chair.
Donna Silverman has been helping with registration
for the Parlor Events and also hosted a terrific bread
baking workshop/event at her home.
Ellen Kowitt, who was gifted a membership in 2015,
has also jumped in to help. She aids others find
their roots as a genealogist, and by being a
“communications pro.” Ellen hosted one of our
Parlor Events, offering a program in genealogy
which was well received.
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everyone profits! The cards are available in
$10 denominations.
Also, $100 or $200 Sprouts gift cards are available from Karen Diamond. Though these cards
are not rechargeable, Sprouts still offers a 5%
profit. Once the amount on the card is spent, a
new one must be purchased from Karen.
Please contact Karen at 303-939-8656 for questions or
to place orders for gift cards.
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FACEBOOK PAGE!!
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Like us if you can!!
2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Sara Steinman
Education VP Miriam Fields
Fundraising VP Lauren Stewart
Membership VP Judy Megibow
Programming VP Sandy Friedman
Treasurer Lois Linsky
Recording Secretary Susan Soklin
Corresponding Secretary Celinda Levine
Social Media Chair Doris Weiss
Area Advisor Anita Wenner
Publicity Shirley Gang
SCRIP Karen Diamond
Newsletter Editor Melissa Penn
Fundraising Committee Joy Weinstein
Cards & Certificates Nina Judd
Member at Large Leto Quarles
Member at Large Lea Samuel
Advisor Liz Fox
OUR CHAPTER EMAIL ADDRESS:
boulder@hadassah.org