KnOw YOur WORTH (KYw): Own Your Future will explore how toensure long-term economic security, including managing income streams; honingyour financial and negotiating skills; investing and growing your money; all in the context of the Jewish values that underlie these decisions. The program is targeted at women in transition – between the ages of 40-60.

Our facilitator, Suzanne Priebatsch, is a Senior Vice President in the Private wealth Management division of Morgan Stanley. She specializes in the area of intergenerational wealth, the process of transferring both assets and aspirations from one generation to the next.

Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Locations:• March 6 • Andover Inn, 4 Chapel Avenue, Andover, Mass. on the campus

of Phillips Academy • Chair: Louise Borke • rSVP due by February 22

• March 13 • Courtyard Boston Milford, 10 Fortune Boulevard, Milford, Mass.Chair: Lauren Marks • rSVP due by February 29

• March 20 • Hadassah northeast, 1320 Centre Street, Suite 205, newton Centre, Mass. • Chair: Debbie Knight • rSVP due by March 7

Couvert: $50 per person • Includes food, materials, flash drive and instruction

if these are some of the questions you have been asking yourself, then sign up today!�what do I need to do differently, now that I’m in a new phase of my life?

How do I know if I have enough savings?

�what documents should I have and where are they?

�How should I invest my money and to whom should I listen?

�How can I be generous in the spirit of tikkun olamand manage my budget at the same time?

Hadassah is partnering with Jewish Women international (JWi) to bring members an important new series:

TO REgiSTER, visit www.hadassah.org/events/KYW

For questions, contact HadassahNortheast athne@hadassah.org or 781-455-9055.

Space is limited, soplease register assoon as possible.

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Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer organization that inspires a passion for andcommitment to its partnership with the land and people of Israel. It enhances the health of people worldwide throughits support of medical care and research at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem. Hadassah empowers itsmembers and supporters, as well as youth in Israel and America through opportunities for personal growth, education,advocacy and Jewish continuity.

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Area Contact informationHadassah Northeast 1320 Centre Street, Suite 205newton Centre, MA 02459ph 781-455-9055fax 857-404-0599hne@hadassah.org

Hadassah Boston President: Varda E. Farbervfarber@hadassah.org

Hadassah Northern New EnglandPresident: rhonda Saundersrsaunders@hadassah.org

Hadassah Southern New EnglandPresident: Susan Shikorasshikora@hadassah.org

Julie Newburg, Managing Directorjnewburg@hadassah.org

Dina Waxman, Marketing and Communications Managerdwaxman@hadassah.org

Ann Levensohn, Office Manageralevensohn@hadassah.org

781-455-9055

Jaime SeltzerSenior Major Gifts Officerjseltzer@hadassah.org860-559-1547

Dear Southern New England Chapter Members,

What warms your heart? Is it learning about someone being able to throw away her medical equipment because it just is no longer

needed? Maybe it’s the idea of slowing, or even stopping the progression of a disease for which there has been no treatment or cure, up to this time.

Bit by bit, MS patient Linda Jayaram Barish of Houston, Texas, found it harderto walk and function every day. She moved around her home by holding onto furniture. She never went any distance without her stand up electric scooter.

when Linda and her husband, David, visited Israel, a Hadassah friend inHouston arranged for them to see Professor Dmitrios Karussis, head ofHadassah Medical Organization's Multiple Sclerosis Center and a world authority on stem cell treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. Prof. Karussis ordered an MrI, assessed her condition, and then harvested Linda’sown bone marrow stem cells in a short, 20-minute procedure. He asked thecouple to return in two months, by which time the small number of cellswould grow in the lab to tens of millions. Immediately following the procedure,Linda and David knew they had to visit the Kotel. They were overwhelmed bythe possibility that the progression of Linda’s MS could be stopped or reversed.

Two months later, Prof. Karussis injected the stem cells directly into her spinalcord – a treatment developed at HMO. Eleven injections and several yearslater, Linda is walking without a cane and she has given away her scooter.

In 2012, doctors told 55 year-old Daniele rinaldo of Padova, Italy, that he hadALS – Lou Gehrig’s disease – and that he only had months to live. rinaldo,however, has beaten the odds – at least for the time being – thanks, he believes, to treatment pioneered by Prof. Dimitrios Karussis of the Departmentof neurology at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. rinaldo begantreatment in December 2012, just a few months after his diagnosis. He wasexperiencing severe cramps in his arms and legs, and the symptoms progressed rapidly to include respiratory and motor problems that made itdifficult to breathe, speak and use his limbs. under full anesthesia, stem cellswere harvested from his bone marrow. They were enhanced in the Hadassahlaboratory, and then, every three or four months, they were reinjected as infusions into the cerebrospinal fluid.

As of December 2015, he had received nine such infusions. “I’m still here,” rinaldo said in a telephone interview in December 2015. A former rugbyplayer, he will never be the avid skier and sportsman he was before his illness, he said, but “I walk, I work, I travel – I live.” Heartwarming? YES!

These things, and more, are what we Hadassah members do. Maybe we don’tsit at the research bench, or stand in the operating room, or teach in theclassroom, but we all play a part. Our stem cell research campaign of lessthan 20 years ago has borne fruit, and who knows where the research willlead, in terms of treating and curing disease. Hadassah cannot do what wedo without the support of our members and supporters, and we are so verygrateful for your generosity. won’t you consider joining me in making an additional gift to fund the incredible, lifesaving work of Hadassah? It willwarm your heart.

B’shalom,Susan ShikoraHadassah Southern New England President

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Susan Shikora,Hadassah SouthernNew England President

“Maybe we don’t sit at the research bench, or stand in the operating room, orteach in the classroom, but we all play a part.”

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UPCOMING EVENT

Celebrate EarthDay on April 22 Conserve the Earth, Eliminate Paper Waste Are you receiving duplicate Hadassahmagazines? If so, provide the ID of these duplicate magazines toHadassah northeast at 781-455-9055 or hne@hadassah.org, to eliminatethe cost and environmental waste. In the meantime, please share your extra magazines with other people and/or doctors' offices.

On Monday, January 4, the Sharon-Stoughton Chapter held its monthlychapter meeting of the new year and installation at the Town Spa restaurant,in Stoughton, Mass. Pictured are the incoming officers being installed bySouthern New England President,Susan Shikora, giving her “keys” tosuccess. From left to right are JudyPomerantz, Co-Fundraising Vice President; Lisa Bloom, Co-MembershipVice President; Karen Gordon, Co-Membership Vice President; Beth Trilling, Programming/EducationVice President; Susan Shikora, Southern New England President; Roz Kraiterman, Sharon-StoughtonChapter President; Lora Tarlin, Corresponding Secretary; Judy Waxman, Organizational Vice President; Kory Bluestein,Co-Fundraising Vice President; Iris Sherman, Treasurer. Not picturedare Mailing Secretaries Amy Gruberand Hilary Levinson and Recording Secretary Liz Weiner.

Chapter MeetingREGION NEWS

Hadassah Plymouth gift Wrap 2015The 30th year of Hadassah Gift wrap in the Plymouth area was a tremendous success! On December 11, the team wrapped gifts at the Kingston Collection in Kingston, Mass. Many customers brought gifts for wrapping and made generous donations to Hadassah! As one long-time customer told them “Hadassah Gift Wrap is an important part of my holiday tradition!” This group provides a wonderful community service, enhancing the holiday season for so many people, while raising funds for Hadassah.

Thank you to the 2015 Gift wrap volunteers. An extraordinary team of 46 people helped2015 Gift wrap, volunteering 750 hours of administration, wrapping and schlepping. net proceeds to Hadassah totaled $6,773.

Special thanks to the Gift wrap co-chairs: Allison glansberg, Sarah Thomas, Myra glansberg and Barbara Baron.

In their 30 years of Gift wrap, over $110,000 has been sent to Hadassah from the Plymouth area!

Cindy Teles, Myra Glansberg and Barbara Baronhave been wrapping gifts to benefit Hadassah for every one of the past 30 years!

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Hadassah Northeast NamesNew Resource ChairCarole Greenfield, of Groton, Mass. is the newly appointed resource chair of Hadassah Northeast. Carole will facilitate the organizational and programmatic operations of the nearly 24,000 membersin Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine,Vermont and parts of New York State.

Most recently, Carole completed a three-year term as the president of Hadassah Northern New England. Before assuming the presidency, she held many region and chapter positions, includingvice president, and publicity, membershipand programming chairs. She is also a

certified Hadassah National Trainer.

Originally from Randolph, Mass., Carole worked in thehigh technology industry for nearly twenty years in engineering, product management, marketing, corporatestrategy, strategic relationships and recruiting. Elevenyears ago she co-founded AdventuRides, which offersrecreational bicycle rides for those who believe “A badday outdoors beats a good day indoors.”

“Through Hadassah, I have made life-long friends, visitedIsrael and joined an international network of intelligentand passionate women,” Carole said. “Through Hadassah, I have been able to support cutting-edgemedical research, two phenomenal hospitals in Israel,and women’s health, education and advocacy initiativesin the US. I am thrilled to now be in a position to helpvolunteers throughout Hadassah Northeast have meaningful experiences and be the best they can be.”

Rosalie gerut, Hankus Netsky & Friends Headline Hadassah-Northeast Benefit Concert

More than 150 Hadassah members and friendsclapped and sang to the beautiful Jewish music

performed by rosalie Gerut, Hankus netsky & Friends at Hadassah northeast’s Benefit Concert in november.The uplifting music reminded everyone of their Jewishheritage and gave them hope for a peaceful future. Concert proceeds benefited the Hadassah Medical Organization, whose lifesaving and life-enhancing medical care, teaching, and research have saved and improved millions of lives in Israel for the past 100+ years.

In addition, a special reception was held prior to the concert to celebrate Keepers of the Gate, Hadassah supporters who make an annual gift of a minimum of$1,000. Currently, Keepers of the Gate are celebrating 18 years of dedication to Hadassah.

SuREGION NEWS

We have been in Quincy for 50 years. We have raised over $100,000 for Hadassah!

We love donations!

Wanted: Gently worn men’s and women’s clothing, jewelry, housewares and shoes. (We have a small place so we can’t take furniture.)

47 Franklin Street, Quincy 617-328-7005

Open: Monday, Thursday and Friday 10-3,Tuesday 10-5 and Wednesday 10-7

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We are always looking for volunteers even if they can only volunteer every other week.

If you are interested in volunteering, please call Karen Kurzberg at 781-424-0344.

Welcome New Hadassah Southern New England Life Members and gifted Annual Members.

Pictured from left:Varda E. Farber, president, HadassahBoston; Carole Greenfield, president,Hadassah NorthernNew England; SusanShikora, president, Hadassah SouthernNew England; and Israel’s DeputyConsul General to New England,Matan Zamir

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Hadassah Rhode island

Hadassah rhode Island onceagain sponsored a very

successful December gift wrappingat the warwick Mall. with morethan 50 people wrapping, cashiering, and transporting supplies, the team netted almost$10,000 for Hadassah. This project

was begun by the formerPawtucketChapter in theearly 1970's,continued bythe formerPawtucket andKent Chaptersworking together (always in thesame location

in the mall), and is now being doneby the state-wide chapter.

Many of their customers come backto see them year after year, andsome even request specific peopleto do their wrapping! Hadassahrhode Island is proud to representHadassah in this wonderful event!

Charles River, Framingham-Natick, greater Boroughs,Needham, Norwood-Westwood, Wellesley-Weston ChaptersLed by Laurie Frankenthaler, regioncoordinator, a cooperative effortamong six Southern new Englandchapters reported another successful year for their holidaygift wrapping fundraiser at thenatick Collection! Though achange in location and lower customer traffic at the mall had animpact on their proceeds, they stillgrossed more than $25,000 forHadassah. Gift wrapping locationswithin the mall have varied fromyear to year, but mall managementhas been very supportive of thisproject for more than 25 years.

Hadassah Members Wrap Hundreds of gifts This Holiday Season

Gift wrapping is an essential partof each participating chapter’sfund-raising efforts. wrappersenjoy their wrapping and renewtheir connection to Hadassah.Hadassah’s visibility at the mall isan outreach to potential membersand exposes the community to thisworthy organization. Customer response is always heartwarming.Many customers come to theHadassah booth every year, evencoming to the mall just becauseHadassah is there.

The chapters thank both theirlong-time and their new wrappers,all of whom helped in this all-volunteer project. Though manypeople take a role in this project,the chapters extend a big thank youto Carol goldstein, who organizesand oversees the complex database, and Deborah Wolfman,who orders supplies and regularlydelivers them to the mall.

Shabbat wrappers, Friends of Children and Families, whose proceeds go to children in fostercare, did a wonderful job filling induring Shabbat. They have beenhelping for many years. The chaptersalso express their thanks to MarkSilverman of Mark's Moving andStorage, who moves and stores the booths. Mark continues to bevery generous to this project.

Michael Lane of the Charles RiverChapter wraps on 12/24.

Vivian Levin of the Needham Chapterwraps for customers on 12/24.

A big thank you to Judy Silverman(left), gift wrap chair and maker of allthe beautiful bows. Also featured aremembers Carol Schneider (center)and Bernice Salzberg (right).

if you would like to help next yearor have any specific feedback,please call Hadassah Northeast at 781-455-9055. Hadassah can always use your help.

Thank you to the following chapters and committee members for their help organizing, coordinating, and supervisingthis project:

Charles River: Sherrie Barlas, Carol goldstein, Judy Lane, Seth Novick, and Sheila Ronkin

Framingham-Natick: Deb Feldman,Ruthann Ruthfield, and Carol Wiadro

greater Boroughs: Sherrie gordon

Needham: Laurie Frankenthaler, Lori Hall,Rebecca Kotkin, Maxine Krengel, and Deborah Wolfman

Norwood-Westwood: Linda Kushner

Wellesley-Weston: Holly Kahn and Allegra Manacher

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NATIONAL EVENTSSouthern New England Region

7 Telling Our Stories – HNE Leadership Training atHilton garden inn, Waltham, Mass., 10 am-4 pm

15 P R E S i D E N T S ’ D A Y

24 Salon Series with Ellen golub, author of PsychoSemitic, at Hadassah Northeast Office, Newton Centre, Mass., 7 pm

25 Hadassah Southern New England Board Meeting,Hadassah Northeast, Newton Centre, Mass., 7 pm

28 Hadassah South Coastal Health Breakfast with special guest, Barbara Levin at CongregationSha'aray Shalom, Hingham, Mass.

2 Salon Series with Ruth Nemzoff, author of You Can’tFeel Your grandmother’s Toothache at HadassahNortheast Office, Newton Centre, Mass., 7:15 pm

8 Salon Series with Janette Hillis-Jaffe, author ofEveryday Healing, at Hadassah Northeast Office,Newton Centre, Mass., 1 pm

13 Know Your Worth at Courtyard Boston Milford,Mass., 10 am-4 pm

17 Suburban South Hadassah visit to the Edward M.Kennedy institute for the U.S. Senate, 10:30 am;Curriculum Watch program, at Hadassah Northeast Office, Newton Centre, Mass., 7 pm

18 Hadassah Shabbat Zachor

19 Hadassah Shabbat Zachor

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29 Sharon-Stoughton Chapter Culinary Demonstrationat Whole Foods Market, Dedham, Mass., 7-8 pm

3 Worcester Donor Luncheon, Zorba’s Taverna,Worcester, Mass.

7 Salon Series with Linda Wertheimer, author of Faith Ed., at Hadassah Northeast Office, Newton Centre, Mass., 7 pm

11 Every Step Counts Launches

14 Salon Series with Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year, at Hadassah Northeast Office,Newton Centre, Mass., 1 pm

15 P A T R i O T ’ S D A Y

22 P A S S O v E R ( B E g i N S A T S U N D O W N )

28 7th Session of Wise Aging at HNE Office, Newton Centre, Mass.

3 Suburban South Donor Dinner at La Scala in Randolph, Mass.; Needham Donor Dinner, Temple Aliyah, Needham, Mass.

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10 8th Session of Wise Aging at HNE Office, Newton Centre, Mass.

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12 Y O M H A A T Z M A U T /

Women’s Advocacy Day at the Massachusetts State House

18 Sharon-Stoughton Donor Dinner, Thorny Lea golf Club, Brockton, Mass.

25 Salon Series with Alan Lightman, author of Screening Room, at Hadassah Northeast Office,Newton Centre, Mass., 7 pm

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Hadassah Mission to Jerusalem & the Blooming DesertLed by Marlene PostMarch 1 - 11, 2016

Hadassah Humanitarian Mission to Cuba SOLD OUTLed by nancy FalchukMarch 22 - 30, 2016Contact Ayelet Tours to jointhe Cuba tour waitlist.

Hadassah Mission to Amsterdam & israel (including Yom Ha’Atzmaut)Led by Valerie LowensteinMay 1 - 12, 2016

Hadassah interfaith Mission to israelLed by Julie MorrisMay 18 - 29, 2016

Mothers & DaughtersHadassah Mission to israelLed by Marcie natan & Heidi natanJune 21 - July 3, 2016

Experience israeli Fashion,Food, Wine & Design on aUnique Hadassah MissionLed by Debbie Minkoff, LizAlpert & Anastasia Torres-GilAugust 30 - September 11, 2016

Hadassah Nassau Mission to israelLed by Tracey Drayer & Cheryl SperberOctober 27 - november 6, 2016

Hadassah Mid-Atlantic Mission to israelLed by Laurie weitz & Aileen Bormelnovember 9 - 20, 2016

A Multigenerational Hadassah Experience in israelLed by Miriam AronDecember 22, 2016 - January 1, 2017

Connect with israelwhen you tour Israel with Hadassah, it’s not just a mission. It’s a powerful cultural, emotional, and spiritual adventure.

Find your perfect tour at ayelet.com or hadassah.org/missions, or call Caralie Cole at 800-237-1517, ext. 323

For additional Ayelet adventures, includingBar/Bat Mitzvah Tours to Israel, and scholar led programs worldwide, go to ayelet.com.

*The full amount of your contribution is tax-deductible pursuant to internal revenue service guidelines based on the estimated value of benefits received.

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To make a donation or for additional information, call 800.928.0685, or fax 212.303.8018, or email donorservices@hadassah.org. Proceeds go to support the completion of the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Towerand count towards your unit’s Towerfundraising goal.

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• Track your steps on a pedometer. See how many milestones you can pass.

• Three challenge levels: there’s one for you!

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Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m.Alan Lightman, author of Screening Room Alan Lightman's grandfather was thefamily's undisputed patriarch: it was hismovie theater empire that catapulted the family to prominence in the South,his fearless success that both galvanizedand paralyzed his descendants, hauntingthem for a half century after his death. In this lyrical and impressionistic memoir,Lightman writes about returning to Memphis in an attempt to understandthe people he so eagerly left behindforty years earlier.

Please register by contacting Hadassah Northeast at 781-455-9055 or hne@hadassah.org.

MarchFebruaryThursday, April 7 at 7 p.m.Linda Wertheimer, author of Faith Ed. Faith Ed. focuses on public schools' upsand downs as they teach about world religions.wertheimer's fascinating bookreveals a public education system struggling to find the right path forwardand offers a promising road map for raising a new generation of religiously literate Americans.

Thursday, April 14 at 1 p.m.Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year After leaving graduate school to pursueher dream of becoming a poet, Joannarakoff took a job as assistant to the storied literary agent for J. D. Salinger.Keenly observed and irresistibly funny,My Salinger Year is a memoir about literary new York in the late nineties, apre-digital world on the cusp of vanishing.

Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m.Hadassah-Brandeis instituteEpstein/Women’s Studies Building515 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454

Ellen golub, author of PsychoSemitic Ellen Golub kidnaps the sharp-tongued Sheyne Sheyndel and her luftmenschhusband, Menachem Mendel, fromSholem Aleichem's 1890s shtetl storiesand drops them off in contemporaryAmerica. They have one foot in the secular world – think Starbucks, Prozac,pornography – and the other in the world to come – think Shabbat, kashrut,and davening.

HADASSAH NORTHEAST 2016 AUTHOR SERiES

Tuesday, March 8 at 1 p.m.Janette Hillis-Jaffe, author of Everyday HealingInstead of prescribing a specific treatment, diet, or exercise routine,Everyday Healing provides daily actionsteps to help you eliminate old habitsand establish new paths to health. recently endorsed by Fran Drescher at “Cancer Schmancer’s 2015 women’sHealth Summit,” Everyday Healingand Janette will demystify the road tohealth and give you tools to heal yourbody and mind.

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Please note that all author events will be at Hadassah northeast except for 2/24, which will be held at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.

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Upcoming Author EventsPresented by Hadassah Northeast (HNE)1320 Centre Street, Suite 205, newton Centre, Mass. • Cost: Suggested $10 donation to Hadassah