Emergency Shutdown At Several WIZO Schools Including CHW Nahalal Youth Village
Due to the emergency situation in northern Israel right now, WIZO’s Emergency Committee met last night to review Israel’s Home Front Command directives and discuss how to implement them. As of this morning, all educational institutions, including CHW Nahalal Youth Village, and 20 daycare centres, as well as 11 of WIZO’s Israel school branches are […]
Miraculous kidney donation at Hadassah Hospital
Miraculous kidney donation at Hadassah Hospital The miraculous kidney donation began in the middle of the night at the Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem. It was managed and coordinated by the National Transplant Center. Dr. Tamar Ashkenazi, director of the National Transplant Center, was in charge of coordinating the transplant. Alongside her […]
Jorge Diener, Executive Director of Hadassah International Documents Visit At Hadassah Before Oct 7
Jorge Diener, Executive Director of Hadassah International Documents Visit At Hadassah Before Oct 7 March 2024 It was the best night’s sleep I had had since my open-heart surgery. Almost three weeks into my successful recovery, I felt I had reached the point of independence and relative comfort that had allowed me to enjoy a […]
Wounded warriors find ways to heal at Hadassah’s new Gandel Rehab Center
Wounded warriors find ways to heal at Hadassah’s new Gandel Rehab Center February 2024 “It’s been very meaningful that we are about the same age and in the same situation, all working together to get back from this hard time,” says a 29-year-old recovering Israeli soldier and yeshivah student. It’s late afternoon and among the […]
Hadassah opens new Gandel Rehabilitation Center four months early
Hadassah opens new Gandel Rehabilitation Center four months early as war stresses existing facilities February 2024 Hadassah’s new $137 million, multi-story rehabilitation center was scheduled to open in May on the medical organization’s Mount Scopus campus, the result of years of planning, fundraising and construction. But on the night of Oct. 7, seeing the devastation […]
New Gandel Rehab Center Welcomes First Patients
New Gandel Rehab Center Welcomes First Patients January 2024 The sounds of Hadassah representatives clapping and singing “Shalom Aleichem” welcomed the first patients into the Gandel Rehab Center at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus on January 15, part of a phased opening of the new facility. These initial 12 patients in the War-Wounded Department will have […]
War caught Israeli rehab hospitals unprepared to handle number of wounded
Health authorities in Israel are making a major push to meet the demand for expanded facilities and treatment, but the question remains whether it can all be done in time. “COVID showed us our deficiencies in internal medicine. [The war] has highlighted our deficiencies in rehabilitation and mental health treatment,” Dr. Tamar Elram, director of […]
Hadassah Women Group Slams Red Cross’ Failure to Treat Israeli Hostages Held Captive in Gaza by Hamas
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, sent a strongly worded missive to Red Cross President Mirjana Spoljaric on Wednesday, criticizing her organization’s failure to visit and treat Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza by Hamas. Spoljaric is currently visiting Israel for the first time since the war broke out. In their letter, Haddassah Women […]
Call to Action: World WIZO Chairperson Anita Friedman calls on WIZO federations worldwide to appeal to their governments to help Israel bring our hostages home.
World WIZO are calling on their international federations and affiliates to contact local government leaders and anyone of influence in your community and country to call for the immediate release of hostages. “We strongly implore all people of good conscience to take immediate action and do everything in your power to put an end to […]
Hadassah Hospital URGENT NEEDS
Hadassah Hospital is providing medical care for the large number of incoming patients in the emergency rooms and operation rooms. It is vital for them to increase their inventory of medical equipment in each unit because transportation from one area to another is limited due to the potential exposure to rocket and missile attacks. The […]
