Health can Heal a Community’s Anguish

ISRAEL’S Ethiopian community has been thrust into the spotlight following the tragic death of a 19-year-old teenager on June 30 Read more

Blogs

Australian Delegation to Dream Doctors

The delegation included the CEO, National Program Director and a Board Member from the Starlight Children’s Foundation, as well as a representative from our National Sponsor, William Buck. Read more

Nurse Libbee's Hadassah Journey

The hallways of Hadassah Hospital tell the ongoing history of the City of Jerusalem and thousands of personal stories too. Read more

Opening-my-heart surgery

Medical Clown, Nechama (Boola-Boola), shares her journey about becoming a dream doctor. Read more

The headlines screamed ‘ROCKETS FALL SILENT’ followed by ‘CALM WAS RESTORED’. The reality, as Hadassah Hospital’s Professor Esti Galili-Weisstub tells us, is that while the first headline is a welcome statement of fact, the second lacks nuance. And we ignore that at our peril. Read more

Meet our new Directors of Development: Reflections from Hadassah Hospital

Meet our two new Development Directors, Eric Cheng in Melbourne and Rosemary Carrick in Sydney. First impressions: wow, it’s really more than a hospital – fantastic people doing amazing clinical work, great research and wonderful outreach programs! Read more

This Israeli hospital serves everyone, regardless of religion or state

At Hadassah, one of the largest hospitals in Israel, there is an open-door policy for anyone in need. Whatever conflict may be going on outside, it stops at the hospital’s front doors. Read more

Health can Heal a Community’s Anguish

ISRAEL’S Ethiopian community has been thrust into the spotlight following the tragic death of a 19-year-old teenager on June 30 Read more

A Snapshot of a Remarkable Year of Achievement

We have been busy in 2019! Here are just some of the activities we have been involved with. Please view Ruth Rosen’s report. Read more

Editorial Comment

Two items in this edition of the Hadassah Newsletter brought home to me, once again, why Hadassah in Jerusalem is more than a hospital. These stories exemplify, yet again, the key role Hadassah plays – not only in Jerusalem but in Israel. Read more

Thank you Hadassah!!! I can see again!

ISRAEL21c’s guide to 5 secret gardens of Jerusalem

If you are looking for serenity and quiet, why not try one of these little-known landscaped gems in the capital city. Read more

Latest

There is no greater pain than the death of a child

Fadia Abed-Fatiha, a senior nurse at Hadassah Ein Kerem, delivers a measure of consolation at the most soul-shattering moments a parent ever has to face. She developed “Fadia’s Cart”, an example of cultural tolerance and respect worldwide. [Read more]
Year in Review 2020

In a year of anxiety and stress globally and in our own community, 2020 was a year in which Hadassah Australia reaffirmed its commitment to support the Hadassah Medical Organization in its vision to shape the future of Jerusalem, Israel and the global community.
Meet Prof Yoram Weiss, Hadassah Hospital’s new A/Director-General

There are a number of industries that have ‘enjoyed’ substantial growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Foremost among them is the healthcare system. This is not an outcome to celebrate, but a reality check that has, ironically, brought many hospitals to their knees. This is the challenge facing Prof Yoram Weiss, the newly-appointed Acting Director-General of Hadassah Medical Organisation. [Read more]
They Dare To Dream

With Hadassah Australia by their side, young Ethiopian-Israelis are daring to dream that one day they can become respected health professionals. [Read more]

Starting again at age 70: surgeon joins Hadassah’s neurosurgery team

At age 70, many professionals are thinking about settling down. When Prof Andrew Kaye moved from Australia to Israel at age 70, he became Hadassah's director of Neurosurgery Resident Training, and he hasn't looked back.
Shana Tova

As we approach Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), there has never been a more important time to reach out to family and friends. We wish them l’shana tovah u’metukah, a good and sweet year, and g’mar chatima tovah, to acknowledge the traditional belief that a person’s fate for the coming year is written on Rosh Hashanah and sealed on Yom Kippur. [Read more]
New successful Aortic Aneurysm treatment breakthrough

A senior interventional cardiologist at Hadassah Medical Organization, Dr. Planer has played a key role in developing a new exploratory method of treating aortic arch aneurysms, a life-threatening condition with limited therapeutic options.
Staff
Two problems, one solution

Hadassah-Achotenu’s Nursing Scholarship in Health are closing Israel’s nursing gap and providing a career path for disadvantaged Ethiopian-Israelis.
Hadassah — More Than a Hospital

Consistent with its philosophy of equal treatment and employment opportunities, the doors to Hadassah Hospital are open to everyone, irrespective of race, religion, nationality, gender or financial status, be they staff, patients or their families.
Medical Scholarships and fellowships

Medical fellowships are a key aspect of Hadassah's mission to promote treatment of diseases and up-skilling of medical professionals.
Early childhood development - Goshen

The Goshen Project was initiated by Hadassah Australia and is based on the pioneering work of Professor Frank Oberklaid, which seeks to address the treatment of chronic illnesses among children as well as developmental and behavioural problems.
Trauma and Crisis Intervention

The Jerusalem Crisis Intervention Center (JCIC) is saving young lives in a city with the highest rate of youth trauma in Jerusalem, where many of the young clients who come to the JCIC have a time-critical need.
Second International Conference on Trauma and Mental Health

Explore the key issues faced by psychologists, psychiatrists, GPs, social workers, counsellors and others dealing with patients or clients affected by adversity and trauma.