Sponger

Shiri 'Sponger' Breuer began her journey in the circus with fire performances in Europe and through these performances and interesting interactions and meetings she fell in love with clowning. "When I came back to Israel I studied at the 'Body Theater' school for physical theater using methods developed by Jacques Lakuk, after which I completed my Bachelor degree at Bezalel in Ceramic Design.

In 2006 my partner and I founded “Tsemed Kirkas-um” and since then we have created original performances throughout Israel. We aim to present explore the connection between circus and clowning in new and original ways, re-inventing and re-creating to the particular context. I am honoured to be part of the ‘Dream Doctors’ project and I’ve been working as a medical clown at Hadassah since 2009. In the hospital I create a space where clowning and the ever-changing river of life flow together.

Professional activity at the hospital:

Paediatric Unit
Paediatric Surgery
Oncology and Hematology – Day Procedure Unit
Oncological Opthalmology
Paediatric Emergency
Paediatric Intensive Care (ICU)
Genetic Day Procedure Unit
Psychiatry Pilot Project

Latest

Helping Ethiopian Israeli Find Careers in Nursing

With Ethiopian Israelis typically scoring 25 percent lower than the general Jewish population, Israel’s psychometric test is an impassable barrier for the majority of the youth of this community of 135,000. Only 11 percent of 22- to 35-year-old Ethiopian Israelis have an undergraduate degree, compared with 42 percent of all Israeli Jews of the same age.
2nd International Mental Health and Trauma Conference

Hadassah Australia will host the 2nd International Conference on Trauma and Mental Health 6 – 8 September, 2020. The 2017 inaugural conference, the first of its type, was hailed an outstanding success. Attracting many of the world’s leading mental health practitioners and researchers to Israel, it also resulted in the sharing of important information on issues around trauma, mental health and PTSD. The 2020 conference theme is "The Impacts of Trauma and Adversity: Challenged and Innovations"
Scholarships: "Nursing" our Ethiopian Brethren to a Better Life

The world marvelled at Israel’s daring as it brought thousands of Ethiopians stranded in their war-torn country to Israel. Operation Moses (1984) and Operation Solomon (1991) were emblematic of Israel’s commitment to Jews in distress. But recent events have overshadowed these achievements as Ron Finkel wrote in an Opinion Piece published in the Australian Jewish News. Hadassah Australia has created a nursing fellowship for young Ethiopians, raising funds for 20 scholarships.
From the President

Hadassah has been described as an “island of calm in a sea of chaos”. That has never been more apparent than in recent weeks as Israel confronts an Ethiopian community enraged by the tragic death of a 19-year-old teenager, shot by an off-duty policeman under controversial circumstances. It is tearing apart the social fabric of Israel, at a time when the country can least afford it.