Your Generosity is Saving Lives
The recent fundraising project conducted by the Australian Friends of Shaare Zedek Inc is having tangible benefits for both the community in Australia and Israel. During last year’s campaign, funds raised by the Australian community purchased a gene sequencer at Shaare Zedek Medical Centre Jerusalem in memory of the late Ron Tatarka. Ron was a […]
A World of Education at Shaare Zedek
Shaare Zedek Medical Centre is no ordinary hospital, and the concept of education at Shaare Zedek has global implications. For well over a century, the hospital in Jerusalem has offered compassionate care and the best in emerging medical innovations. Its culture of inquiry and education has real benefits that are far reaching and profound. […]
Australia Day Honours for Shaare Zedek
The recent Australia Day awards were especially significant for the Australian Friends of Shaare Zedek Inc. Dr. Nathan Isaac Cherny was appointed a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for his significant service to medicine, and to education, in the fields of palliative care and medical oncology. Dr Cherny serves […]
Shaare Zedek: The Future Is Here
Last month’s Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference featured 2 key speakers who outlined some of the innovative medical breakthroughs emerging from Shaare Zedek Medical Centre. Professor Halevy, Director General of Shaare Zedek Medical Centre was the first speaker at the prestigious event. “Running a hospital in 2018 is very different to running a hospital in 1902,” […]
Free Genetic Screening to save Lives in Our Community
A capacity audience filled the Goldberger Hall at Mizrachi Melbourne recently for the first in a series of community presentations in a ground breaking medical research project. JeneScreen is funded by generous donors and is supported by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Wolper Hospital and Ovarian Cancer Australia. The project is […]
Shana Tova!
Rosh Hashana is a time to take stock of our achievements, to reflect on the past and to express our hopes for the future. Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Centre has experienced yet another year of unprecedented growth and development and is well on the way to implementing its plans for continued future expansion. As Jerusalem’s […]
Building a Healthy Future
At the heart of every Jewish Simcha is the desire for continuity and growth. Whether it’s a birth, a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, a wedding or one of the other events that punctuate our lives, the underlying theme is consistent: our quest for a healthy and thriving future. The Australian Friends of Shaare Zedek celebrated […]
A New Generation
New medical breakthroughs are increasingly demonstrating that the genes we inherit from our parents play a crucial role in our future health. Each of us has a unique DNA profile which includes our personal medical characteristics. Doctors are recognising that our DNA is the key to personalised targeted prevention and treatment of an increasing number […]
Invest in your unique Health
Donations to the Australian Friends of Shaare Zedek Inc are now tax deductible and will help medical professionals in Australia and Israel prevent and treat genetic illnesses. Pictured at an event in support of AFSZ Inc: Prof Martin Delatycki, Dr Michael Bruce, Tamara Bruce, Dr Allan Garfield, Helen Brustman OAM, Prof Agi Bankier OAM. […]
Ashkenazi Jews and the BRCA Gene: What are your chances?
The Ashkenazi Jewish community has a high genetic incidence of the BRCA gene mutation which is associated with breast and ovarian cancer. In fact, BRCA genetic mutations occur in one in 40 in the Ashkenazi Jewish community compared to one in 500 of the general population. The good news is, there is an emerging […]