February 2024 Newsletter

Hadassah brings together a global community to speak out for October 7 victims

The tragic events of October 7 have left deep scars on Israeli society, particularly among those who have suffered unimaginable atrocities. We are all shaken to the core by the horrific evidence of how Hamas used rape and other acts of brutal sexual violence during its attack on Israel. 

Hadassah launches “End The Silence” – a global campaign to raise awareness of Hamas’ weaponisation of sexual violence and to demand accountability

On and following October 7, women and girls suffered unimaginable horrors at the hands of Hamas terrorists, who used mass sexual violence as a weapon of war. We cannot stay silent. 

Hadassah staff's heroic lifesaving response at the scene of the terror attack near Ma'ale Adumim

In the harrowing terror attack that took place last Thursday at the a-Zaim checkpoint near Ma'ale Adumim, staff members from Hadassah Hospital found themselves at the heart of an incident while either heading to their morning shift or returning from a night shift. Despite the chaos, their immediate response was to assist the injured on-site and save lives.

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Mike Pompeo donated blood and visited wounded soldiers at Hadassah’s Gandel Rehabilitation Center

Former head of the CIA and American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, together with his wife Susan, recently visited wounded soldiers and donated blood at Hadassah’s newly opened Gandel Rehabilitation Center, on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus.

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Hadassah’s Chief Medical Clown DuSH called to duty; supports soldiers, war wounded patients and grieving families

David ‘DuSH’ Barashi has been serving as a Medical Clown at Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem for more than 20 years. And in recent years, DuSH has been managing the Hadassah Clown Unit at the Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus campuses. Routinely, DuSH and the other Hadassah Medical Clowns provide impactful diversions to reduce stress, anxiety and fear experienced during medical procedures. 

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Treating 'Collective Trauma' - interview with two experts, Dr Esti Galili-Weisstub and Dr Amit Shalev

Following the October 7 attacks, recently retired head of Hadassah’s Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Division Dr. Esti Galili-Weisstub and her successor Dr. Amit Shalev are confronting a "collective trauma" in Israeli society. In an interview for Hadassah Magazine, the two experts speak about treating the country’s profound collective mental health challenges with its ongoing trauma.