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A PUBLICATION OF BROOKLYN REGION OF HADASSAHHadassah: The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.

FALL 2016BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

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Brooklyn Region News 2 Fall 2016

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Barbara KatzBROOKLYN REGION

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EXECUTIVE BOARD

PresidentBarbara Katz

TreasurerJudi Silversmith

Corresponding SecretaryFlorence Manglani

Fundraising VPEthel Gold

Membership VPIlene ShapiroCaryn Tanditash

Programming/PRAZE VPMarlene Lempert

Honorary VPsGail HammermanRoni SchwartzJudi SilversmithShirley UgelowJanet Young

Area VPsEnid BenezraHarriet Sayer

BULLETIN STAFFEditor-in-Chief

Irene Stundel

Associate EditorsCarol DachsMargaret McDonough

Design EditorEsther Lefkowitz

ReportersEnid BenezraCarol DolmanBarbara GershunyLaura GoldbergDiane HuntRoz KirschenbaumCecelia KramerSarina RofféIlene ShapiroSheila SilvermanLyle SilversmithSara SloanCaryn TanditashJanet Young

Important words from a truly great man- Shimon Peres.

A meaningful life.

“Keep working. Keep reading. Keep learning. Keep your curiosity. Beengaged. Dream great.

Wars are not necessary.

If you want a better future for you, for your people, for your own children-go and change it. Nobody will do it instead of you.

Be a hopeful, powerful human being and serve your fellow man. It’s agreat pleasure to do it.

You can serve the people if you are trustful, if your word is good, if yourpromise is a promise, then you’ll find that your life is really meaningful.”

Shimon Peres was a great friend of Hadassah. He understood thatHadassah women have always known the power of Tikun Olam.Hadassah offers us the opportunity to act on our ideals, our hopes andour dreams.

There are many ways Hadassah can help you put your ideals to work.Your Chapters and Brooklyn Region need members to join our ExecutiveBoards and committees to help us plan and carry out our educationaland fundraising activities. There are volunteer opportunities at all levelsof experience and time commitment. We need help with social media,communications, event planning, bookkeeping and lobbying our electedrepresentatives on women’s, health and Israel issues. So please considerwhat you can do to help heal the world and call or email your ChapterPresident or me ([email protected]) to volunteer. Esther Lefkowitzat the Region office has current contact information. I hope to hear fromyou soon.

And I hope to see you at our upcoming chapter and region events.


We wish to encourage all our annual members who were gifted a free year of Hadassah membership torenew and become a paying member. Annual membership costs $36 a year and life membership is $180.The $180 fee is a reduced rate.. In 2017, life membership will be increasing to $250.

In the past, life membership cost $360. As you can see, the $180 is a great bargain.

Hadassah Hospital is doing ground breaking research in the areas of ALS which is also known as LouGehrig's disease, multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration and cystic fibrosis. As a paying Hadassahmember you help to support this invaluable research.

Please renew your membership today! Combating life threatening and debilitating diseases is anextremely worthy cause which you can be proud of supporting. You can renew your membership online atHadassah.org.

MEMBERSHIP Ilene Shapiro and Caryn Tanditash, Co-VPs

FUNDRAISING Ethel Gold, Fundraising VP

My sincerest wishes to all of my Hadassah familyfor a Happy & Healthy Sweet New Year.We celebrated the culmination of a very

successful year of fundraising at the Major DonorEvent on Sunday, October 30th at the lovely homeof Adriane and George Adam.One of the featured guest speakers was Dr. David

Kaylie of Duke University. A main clinical interest ofhis is the treatment of acoustic neuromas. As a co-director of the Duke Skull Base Center, he isdeveloping novel ways to preserve and restorehearing after acoustic neuroma surgery usingcochlear implants. According to Dr. Kaylie, "hearingand balance are among the most fundamental wayspeople interact with the world. Whether it issurgery to remove a complex tumor at the base ofthe skull, placing a cochlear implant to restorehearing to the deaf or diagnosing a complexbalance issue, I am motivated to work with patientsand customize solutions to their personal problem."His presentation was followed by a Q&A. Dr. Kaylie'soverview of his work was fascinating and extremelyinteresting.Joyce Rabin, Hadassah International Chair, was

our second speaker of the afternoon. Joyce bringswith her a vast knowledge of many Hadassah

portfolios. Several of the positions that she has heldover the years were: past National Vice President,HMO Chair & Board of Directors, & HMO TowerCampaign Coordinator, just to list a few. Ms. Rabingave us an update on the latest happenings atHadassah Hospital. She is part of a four generationfamily of Life Members, bringing with themdedication, commitment and devotion to ourcommon goal.We hope that many more of you will become

members of our Chai Society for the upcoming year.The three levels of membership are: Chai-$360;Silver-$536; or as a Keeper-$1,000. Yourcontribution can be made in one payment or ininstallments. Coupons are available in the bulletin.Our latest member to join the Chai Society, Rachel

Streich, sister of our esteemed speaker, Dr. DavidKaylie was pinned at the Brunch.The Hadassah men and women who attended the

event learned so much from our wonderfulspeakers. Once again, we enjoyed the terrific foodcatered by Eliot Chrem. With the beginning of 5777we must renew our efforts to energize and rechargeourselves for the many challenges ahead. ShanaTova!


SHABBAT ZACHORSara Sloan

March 19, 2016 was observed as Hadassah Shabbatat Kensington’s fully egalitarian Flatbush JewishCenter. Rabbi Lev Meirowitz Nelson asked Sara Sloan,chair of Brooklyn Hadassah Archive Project, formerRegion Board member, life member and frequentdavener at FJC to serve as darshanit that Shabbat.The very well received drash focused on Hadassah’srole in empowering Jewish women in an era wherethere were fewer other options for women’sleadership. Mention was made of the fact that hadHenrietta Szold been living today she might well havebeen a professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary,not the secretary to a founder. Hadassah’slongstanding interest in women’s health wasmentioned as well as its pioneering work insupporting issues as diverse as abortion rights,medical testing on women and heart health.FJC is a lay led congregation. Many Hadassah

members were among those who read Torah, haftorahand served as baali Tefillah that Shabbat. It is a fittingtribute to Henrietta Szold who was denied an equalplace in Jewish life as a woman that on the Shabbathonoring her, women participated as equals in leadingand teaching during a Shabbat service.During Kiddush, congregant Eliana Meirowitz

Nelson, also the Coordinator of Every Step Counts forHadassah National, spoke with great passion aboutHadassah’s Every Step Counts. Many of those whowere at Kiddush are now counting their steps.

From left: Hadassah National Secretary GailHammerman, Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady ofNew York City Chirlane McCray, BrooklynPresident Barbara Katz, and Hadassah NewYork President Rita Lourie-Galena

Other Brooklyn members who also attended(not pictured) Ethel & Jacob Gold, Judi & LyleSilversmith and Barry Katz.

The Mayor's Jewish Heritage BBQJune 29, 2016

In June of 2007, the first of what wouldbecome an annual concert event for HadassahBrooklyn Region took place at the closingmeeting of the Naomi Hannah Yassky Chapterat the Jewish Center of Kings Highway. Enidand Jack Benezra, who were and still arementors to more than several HadarFoundation Scholarship winners, thought itwould be fun to make a shiddach between theHadar Foundation and, at first, Enid’s HadassahChapter. The following year theHadar/Hadassah concerts took off for BrooklynRegion, giving many Hadar Scholars anopportunity to perform for our “Circle of Life”Chapters, and for the past roughly six years orso, all of Brooklyn Region.This year’s concert began the way most have

in the past, with greetings from our President,Barbara Katz, and program Chair MarleneLempert, and singing of Hatikvah and The StarSpangled Banner by Enid and Jack Benezra. Amoving and informative talk by Barbara Katzon Hadassah’s research and service tohumanity brought us up to date on the latestHadassah accomplishments. Enid and RaffleChairs Eleene Schwartz and Myra Schwartz didthe lovely table decorations in red, white andblue.Our ears and eyes were tantalized by five

amazing performers, four of whom were newto us and one who is a special and dedicatedfavorite. Enid and Jack Benezra, who producedthe concert, emceed it with their usualprofessional flair. Mezzo Soprano, NatashaThweatt serenaded us with three classicBroadway tunes with her sweet voice andcharismatic delivery. Nineteen year old actor,Xavier Pacheco impressed us with his broadrange of talent with a Shakespeareanmonologue, a reading of Pablo Neruda’s poetryin English and Spanish, and a bravuraperformance of a Rap piece from the BroadwayBlockbuster “Hamilton.” Soprano, Stacey

Canterbury, a special guest artist fromBrooklyn’s Regina Opera, bowled us over withher big gorgeous voice in three selectionsranging from Broadway to Operetta to GrandOpera. Pianist, Rebecca Ehren, a recentgraduate of Indiana University did an incredibleperformance as both accompanist for our twobeautiful female singers and as soloist in herown right. Our perennial favorite, singer/actor,Edmerald Gan romanced us with two songs,one in Spanish, and one in Tagalog. Edmerald,as always, played his own accompaniments.Our Edmerald has performed in all tenHadar/Hadassah concerts with an incredibleamount of talent, dedication and devotion tothe members of Hadassah Brooklyn Region. Itshould be noted that he did this year’sperformance even though he was sufferingfrom a severe case of bronchitis. He is a realtrouper!Certificates were presented to all five

performers by Enid and Jack Benezra, with aspecial one to Edmerald Gan for his ten yearsof dedicated and talent-filled performances forHadassah Brooklyn Region. A wonderfulafternoon was had by all, topped off by ourraffle drawing.

Todah Rabah to all those listed below (in noparticular order) for making this a stellarafternoon:

Set up: Diane Hunt, Esther Lefkowitz, BarbaraKatz, Judi Silversmith, Marlene Lempert, EleeneSchwartz, Myra & Bernie Schwartz, Enid & JackBenezra, Janet and Jay Young

Maintenance: Anderson Waithe , BernardJenkins

Raffle Gift Donors: Enid Benezra, EleeneSchwartz, Myra Schwartz, Barbara Katz, JudiSilversmith, Barbara Gershuny


10TH HADAR/HADASSAH CONCERT HITS A HIGH NOTEBy Enid Benezra


JOURNEY OF AN ASSOCIATE IN ATLANTALyle Silversmith

I attended this convention with my wife Judi who is

a past President of Brooklyn Hadassah and went

with her to the plenary sessions.

The Associates held a meeting on Tuesday morning.

Besides the usual business, men's health issues were

discussed. We also heard from the HMO Director

General and Richard Waller. Waller spoke about the

current climate of BDS (divestment of investment

funds from Israel) on college campuses.

This issue was also addressed in a breakout session

by Janet Young, who pointed out that the history

textbooks that are used today are substantially

devoid of Jewish history and often portray the mid-

east crisis from a Palestinian point of view.

HADASSAH REVIEWS WHATEVER TEXTBOOKS THEY CAN

AND JANET URGED HADASSAH MEMBERS TO LOOK

THROUGH WHATEVER HISTORY BOOKS ARE USED TO TEACH

STUDENTS IN THEIR FAMILY FOR OMISSIONS ABOUT JEWISH

HISTORY AND OUTRIGHT DISTORTIONS. FOR INSTANCE,WHEN WRITING ABOUT WORLD WAR II, THE HOLOCAUST

IS EITHER OMITTED COMPLETELY OR MENTIONED IN LESS

THAN A FULL SENTENCE AS JUST ONE OF MANY

OCCURRENCES OF WW II. SOME MID-EAST MAPS SHOW

ONLY PALESTINE AS IF ISRAEL DOES NOT EXIST. JANET

SHOULD BE CONTACTED WHENEVER DISTORTIONS OR

OMISSIONS ARE SEEN IN A TEXTBOOK.Janet pointed out that the lack of Jewish identity of

many Jewish students is due in part to the fact that

they learn almost nothing or absolutely nothing in

their history courses about the participation of the

Jewish people. Beyond that, there are Jewish

students who participate in the anti-Israel

divestment movement (which in most cases turns

out to be anti-Semitic as well). Janet mentioned

that publishers are often very open to make

appropriate changes in their textbooks.

It was pleasant to be surrounded by a lot of

intelligent women and in addition to listen to a

presentation by Gwyneth Paltrow about her Jewish

identity and her descent from 33 Rabbis.

We then left to make a seven hour journey back to

New York, elongated by severe weather in New

York. Ironically, on our way home we noticed that

the current issue of Hadassah magazine had an

article about visiting Atlanta.


There were over 900 participants in the 2016Hadassah Convention in Atlanta. The following aresome highlights: The “Iron Dome” has become a way to quickly

refer to the defense system deployed when Israel isunder attack. In fact, it is a multi-tiered system,whose components can be nested to interceptdifferent sizes/ranges of incoming missiles aimed atthe same area, or deployed alone. The “Iron Dome”is the name assigned to the original system.“David’s Sling” (as in David and Goliath) wasdeveloped next. The newest, “Arrow” system, hasthe highest interceptor range and its variousversions continue to be developed and tested.Myriad scenarios are programed into their systems,so reaction time to alerts of incoming missiles isshort. Even after launch, interception solutions arestill being sifted and selected by the operator. As ofthe presentation at the Hadassah Convention inJuly, there have been over 2,000 successfulinterceptions, with a success rate of 91%. EtanBarak, Founder and CEO of mPrest Systems, creatorof the cybersecurity software, believes thatmotivation to fire on Israel will eventually go downonce Israel reaches a 98% interception rate.Components of this system can be flexibly

adapted to civilian use, such as protecting a city’selectric grid against terrorist malware or systemwide failure. The Israel-US Binational IndustrialResearch and Development Foundation hasawarded a grant of $900,000 to the New YorkPower Authority and Israel’s mPrest, to developsoftware that will detect transformer failure. mPresthas also garnered $20 million in investments fromGE Ventures and OurCrowd for development ofcybersecurity software. In closing, Barak declared"Hadassah is the Iron Dome of Israel’s HealthSystem!"Until recently, women’s medical care was “bikini

medicine” according to cardiologist NanetteWenger, who presented during Advocating forGender Equity in Medical Research: Doctors onlytreated areas of a woman’s body that could becovered by a bikini. Although one in three womenwill develop heart disease, differences in aorticstructure and outward symptoms have only recentlybeen acknowledged. That, coupled with the statisticthat one in every four households has a member

with Alzheimers, two thirds of which are women,makes it surprising that, until recent legislationthanks to lobbying, heart disease and Alzheimersresearch was done on male mice. (One reason givenwas that female mice don’t like to be caged.)It is now a requirement to acknowledge the sex of

subjects in research studies, be it cells, tissues,animals or humans. Clinical trials must also state thesex of all subjects in reports. The presentersencourage women to sign up for clinical trials. Eventhe placebo groups do better, because theyroutinely meet with professionals and report ontheir health. Therefore, there is oversight even forthis group.Malia Litman, diagnosed with MS in 1999, spoke

after one of the dinners to thank Dr. DimitriosKarussis of Hadassah Hospital. Along with membersof my mission to Israel the following month, I hadthe opportunity to meet with Malia in her hospitalroom in Ein Kerem. She had received her third stemcell infusion the day before. The doctor hadharvested bone marrow from her hip late in 2015and injected her own stem stem cells directly intothe cerebro-spinal fluid of her damaged site. Usinga patient's own cells eliminates rejection. She hashad a marked improvement in energy, speech andmobility. Mass General conducted a two yearreplication study and confirmed his results in July.Dr. Sandra Alfonsi and Janet Young presented

Curriculum Watch: Fact, Fiction Innuendo or Bias?They explained that inaccuracies and omissions inschool textbooks, including maps, present a skewedview of history. For example, a McMillan textdescribed the six million lost in the Holocaust as"collateral damage." The contributions of Jews tothe Civil Rights Movement are frequently omitted.Twenty-two states are presently vetting theirtextbooks. Some publishers have corrected errors inlater editions, but purchasing of newer editions isoften too costly for the schools. We were urged toscan our family's school books for misinformationand to use the template, distributed by Janet andavailable on line, to alert Curriculum Watch. At theend of their presentation, Ellen Hershkin, NationalPresident of Hadassah, shared that she, herself, hadfound something in My Weekly Reader.

2016 National Business Meeting UpdateCecelia Kramer


AROUND THE REGION

SHAPING, TWISTING AND ROLLING!Following up on last year’s successful challah

baking event, Park Slope Hadassah partnered withCongregation Beth Elohim again for an amazingpre-holiday cooking event!Aspiring cooks gathered to learn easy to prepare

recipes using puff pastry. Sarina Roffé, author ofBackyard Kitchen: Mediterranean Salads, and ParkSlope chapter president, demonstrated differentpackaging of puff pastries, fillings and ways toshape and mold this incredibly malleable prepareddough. Puff pastry is packaged as sheets, squares (in 2

sizes) and in cups and is a sister to phyllo dough,and much easier to use. Almost any filling can beused from vegetables to nuts to fruit. Participants tasted three appetizers and several

desserts, all of which Sarina demonstrated. Theylearned the secret to rolling a log, to Frenchpalmiers, as well as individual pastries. Usingcinnamon and sugar, participants learn to makesimple crisps and braids. They learned to make usea cupcake holder to prepare individual appetizersfilled with spinach and cheese. Using potato filling,they learned to make logs, triangle folding andtuxedo shapes. For desserts, Sarina providedrecipes for apple turnovers or strudel – a RoshHashanah staple - all using puff pastry!Everyone was delighted and excited at how easy it

was to use the dough, which can be bought in thefreezer section of your grocer.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Park Slope Hadassah is hosting a number of greatevents in the coming months.

• Fall Book Club - We will be reading “All the LightWe Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, for our FallBook Club and Pot Luck Dinner, which will meet onOctober 27.

• “Jewish Humor” with Joe Dorinson - On November17, we are partnering with Associates to hear aboutthe Jewish cultural experience with humor andcomedy from Joe Dorinson, a history professor atLong Island University, who is known for his bookson sports, pop culture and humor. His book,Kvetching and Shpritzing: Jewish Humor inAmerican Popular Culture was published byMcFarland in October, 2015.

• Hanukkah Fest – To celebrate Hanukkah and installour board, Park Slope Hadassah will celebrate witha service auction, karaoke, and a three course meatmeal at Flatbush Jewish Center on December 14.

All are welcome to PS events. For information,contact Ethel Gold at 718.434.6264

PARK SLOPE CHAPTER Sarina Roffé, Chapter President

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Medinah mourns the loss of two long term members: Ilse Korkes and Barbara Zucker. May theirmemories be for blessing. We also miss Nonny Fishman at our meetings as she is now in an assisted livingresidence in Queens.

We look forward to coming events at our meetings including a book report by Jane Gleibermam and avisit and update from Barbara Katz. We will have a Luncheon Thursday, November 10th at Mirage Diner.Our annual New Year’s Day Luncheon will be Sunday, January 1. Venue to be announced. We pray forGood Health for all our members particularly Arlene Cohen, Irene Hahn and Hana Roth Seavey.

MEDINAH CHAPTERDiane Hunt and Roz Kirschenbaum, Co-Presidents


AROUND THE REGIONBAY RIDGE CHAPTERBarbara Gershuny & Carol Dolman, Co-Presidents

Bay Ridge Hadassah's spring fundraisingevent was enjoyed by all those present as wediscussed the topic of bravery. An overview ofthe many forms of bravery brought the topicinto focus. The lives of Hannah Senesh andseveral other individuals who exemplifiedcourage and bravery were examined. Hadassahmembers weighed in and discussed thosepeople they thought embodied true bravery.Everyone enjoyed a lovely vegetarian meal. Asusual, our raffles were a great success. "The Age of Innocence---Dolls on Parade."

This will be the discussion of Bay RidgeHadassah's next event which will take place onSunday, October 23, 2016. Our very own, NancySchaaff, will entertain us with stories about hertreasured doll collection. Members inattendance will be able to share favoritememories of their childhood toy collections.Our event will take place at a new venue ----Positano Restaurant in Bay Ridge ----where adelicious vegetarian meal will be enjoyed. Wehope you will join us as we kick off the 2016 -17season.Shana tova to all in the Hadassah family.

DENA CHAPTERSheila Silverman, President

As the days get shorter, it seems that DenaHadassah gets busier.Our opening General Meeting of the season

took place in early September. Thanks to KarenBlack, Program Chair, we welcomed tworepresentatives from the NYS Office ofEmergency Preparedness who spoke aboutvarious disasters that could occur in this area.We were also told about the importance ofmaintaining a GO-BAG to have on the ready incase of lock down or evacuation. The threat ofHurricane Matthew brings home the need foremergency equipment.Our last big event of the calendar year will be

held on Monday evening, November 7th at theSahara Restaurant. This fundraiser will be called,Dine Out With Dena, chaired by Eleene Schwartzand Myra Schwartz. Members and friends ofDena will dine on a non-meat meal with saladsand, of course, desserts. There will be lots ofraffles and great conversation.With great fanfare, our long awaited Cookbook,

chaired by Diane Dweck will make its appearancevery soon. Can’t wait! This is the final time I will be writing as

president of Dena Hadassah. At the end ofDecember, I will have served as president for fourand one half years and will then turn over thegavel to Fran Liebowitz, a very capable womanwho will be a great leader. Thank you to themembers of the Executive Board of BrooklynRegion Hadassah for all the help andencouragement shown to me and Dena Hadassahover the last several years. To the Board andmembers of Dena Hadassah go my heartfeltthanks for making my term as president excitingand easy. It was a joy to work with all of youbecause of the cohesiveness of the group and itsbelief in the ideals of Hadassah. I think we wouldhave made Henrietta Szold proud. I love you all.

HADASSAH THE WOMEN’S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. ©2015 Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. Hadassah is a registered trademark of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.

WHO WILL SAY KADDISH?Hadassah’s Perpetual Yahrzeit Program ensures that Kaddish will be said for your loved one in Jerusalem, under Marc Chagall’s magnificent windows. Every year. Forever. For further information, or to establish a Yahrzeit, call 877.212.3321 or email [email protected]. Ask about your free gift.


JEWISH TRIVIA Laura Goldberg, Jewish Studies Chair

In the civil calendar the 10th of Tevet will beJanuary 8, 2017…

1. The 10th of Tevet is a fast day that commem-oratesa. the Jewish Sadie Hawkin’s Dayb. the beginning of the Siege of Jerusalem in587 BCEc. the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalemin 586 B.C.E.d. the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalemin 70 C.E.

2. The fast of the 10th of Tevet beginsa. at sunset of the previous dayb. at sun rise of the same dayc. at 8 AM of the same dayd. after breakfast

3. What other tragedy in Jewish history is com-memorated on this daya. the Expulsion from Spain in 1492b. the Egyptian slavery of the Biblec. the Shoahd. WWI

4. What book of the Bible do we begin to readduring this month?a. Genesisb. Shmot (Exodus)c. Leviticusd. Bamidbar (Numbers)

5. Which group is allowed to cut down trees inDecember in Israel?a. Sephardi Jews for the extraction of specialsaps with in the trees for their pastriesb. Ashkenazi Jews for the building of huts com-memorating the 10th of Tevetc. Sunni Muslims for the building of newmosquesd. Christians for Christmas trees

6. According to tradition, the first translation ofthe Hebrew Bible into Greek was started on the10th of Tevet. It’s called:a. the Septuagintb. the King Jamesc. the Vulgated. the Koine

7. The following people were born in Tevet.Match their names with their accomplishments:A. Naftali Imber l. HistorianB. Mendel Mocher S’forim 2. Mayor of New YorkC. Benjamin Disraeli 3. Educator andPhilanthropistD. Sholem Aleichem 4. Baseball PlayerE. Rebecca Gratz 5.British Prime MinisterF. Ed Koch 6. Poet and lyricist of HatikvahG. Hank Greenberg 7. Grandfather of YiddishLiteratureH. Cecil Roth 8. Jewish Marc Twain

JEWISH/ZIONIST EDUCATION BOOST YOUR JEWISH I.Q.

Answers: 1.) b 2.) b 3.) c 4.) b 5.) d 6.)aA- 6 B-7 C-5 D-8 E-3 F-2 G-4 H-1


Footnote: Dr. David Kaylie, who is profiled in this article, was one of our featured speakers at ourAnnual Donor reception.


Hadassah Mission to IsraelCecelia Kramer

Real Men Don’t Buy Women; I am a Person, not an Object; I am not for Sale! Printed on theaprons, t shirts and fabric containers they have sewn, are these statements, chosen by thepresent and former prostitutes of Turning the Tables, an organization funded in part by TheHadassah Foundation, as well as the National Council of Jewish Women.

Up several flights in the nondescript building in Tel Aviv in which it is housed, visitors from arecent Hadassah Mission entered the single room of this workshop, which been subdivided intospaces for machine sewing, alterations, changing of clothes for fittings, and pattern cuttingaround a long communal table. A simple sink, small refrigerator and some appliances for heatingfood gleam near the door. Jars of buttons and pins are neatly placed on simple shelves. Acommunal bathroom is on the floor below. It is in this space that up to 50 women a year aregiven the means, economic and psychological, to break away from lifetimes of abuse.

Each woman has her own history here. Some are drop in’s who are not ready to leaveprostitution. For skill and ego building their first project is to machine stitch their own, simpledrawstring bag. Those of us who remember junior high sewing classes where the machineseemed to run away from us— can see what a sense of control these women achieve during thecourse of this project. It’s the first step, often leading to enrollment in classes meeting on setdays and times, leading to certification as seamstress or pattern maker, in the fashion industry.(Next year a course in marketing, via computer, will be added.) A culminating project for theworkshop is a fashion show mounted in a beautiful venue, with their pieces worn by actresses,and CEO’s. Material and time are donated by designers and fabric shops in Israel. The gowns aresold and some stores place orders.

For the past three years, Turning the Tables has been partly funded by The Hadassah Foundation.The Foundation was endowed with a ten million dollar grant to assist low income women toachieve economic independence. The twenty recipient organizations receive stipends from theinterest, not the principal of this grant. We can donate directly to the foundation, stipulatingwhich entity should receive our contribution.

Turning the Tables has received much recognition. It was featured in an NY Times article:Prostitutes in Israel are Finding New Lives in Training for the Fashion World (January 3, 2013).Itsmodel will be replicated in other Israeli cities, with the help of the Israel Social Security system.On June 29th its Founder and Executive Director, Lilach Tzur Ben-Moshe, was awardedHadassah’s 2016 Tannebaum Prize. In her honor the Hadassah Foundation has also released avideo highlighting Ben-Moshe and her work: https://youtu.be/X7zUs86BWmI

Donations of fabric, interesting buttons, trimming ribbons can be shipped by theFoundation.Donations of money, earmarked for this or any other organization under theFoundation umbrella can be made to:https://secure2.convio.net/wzoa/site/Donation2?df_id=2421&mfc_pref=T&2421.donation=form1


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