{"id":5448,"date":"2016-01-20T07:58:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T13:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/44.223.10.86\/?p=5448"},"modified":"2016-01-31T15:43:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-31T21:43:05","slug":"a-wonderful-beginning-to-the-new-year-for-hadassah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hadassahinternational.org\/a-wonderful-beginning-to-the-new-year-for-hadassah\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wonderful Beginning to the New Year for Hadassah!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Letter from Melissa Kaplan, Executive Director of Hadassah International<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dear Hadassah International Community,<\/p>\n

I have just returned from an extraordinary week in Jerusalem. From the Opening Ceremony of the OR\u2019s<\/strong>, to the announcement of Prof. Karussis\u2019 groundbreaking news in the treatment of ALS<\/strong>, it has been an amazing week for the Hadassah Medical Organization and all of its supporters around the world.<\/p>\n

It was a very special time to be in Jerusalem with Prof. Zeev Rothstein<\/strong>, the new Director General of Hadassah Medical Organization,\u00a0and Ellen Hershkin<\/strong>,\u00a0the new President\u00a0of Hadassah, the Women\u2019s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA).<\/p>\n

This week, I was also privileged to witness the opening photography exhibition of Mohamod Abdeen<\/strong>, an 18 year-old patient of HMO\u2019s Center for Children with Chronic Diseases.<\/strong>\u00a0 The exhibition was held in the entrance of our hospital at Mt. Scopus with Mohamod surrounded by Hadassah Staff who helped facilitate his talents, and a proud cadre of his family and friends. \u00a0Mohamod has been a patient of the HMO Pediatric department for 18 years.<\/p>\n

The exhibition took place the same day the ALS announcement was released. For me, it embodied the critical aspect of our mission: medicine as a bridge to peace.<\/strong>\u00a0 Within 24 hours in Jerusalem, the Opening of the OR\u2019s, the ALS announcement and this exquisite exhibition took place, highlighting the healing, teaching, and research<\/strong> that makes our medical institution so very unique.<\/p>\n

I am so proud about what we do at Hadassah. Please join me in supporting Hadassah by considering a gift that will save lives and support the research that will benefit people around the world.<\/p>\n

Please see the January Hadassah International Newsletter for the most updated news<\/a>. If you are not yet a subscriber, please go to Subscribe<\/a><\/strong> and sign up to receive this wonderfully informative newsletter each month.<\/p>\n

My best wishes for a most prosperous 2016 filled with peace and love,<\/p>\n

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Melissa Kaplan<\/p>\n

Executive Director, Hadassah International<\/p>\n

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