Diagnosed with BRCA When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I knew nothing of the BRCA gene. My friend mentioned it in a conversation, “ Will you get tested for the Jewish Gene?” When I raised this question to my surgeon, she said we should do it, get tested, but proceed with the surgery as … Read more
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No Monkey Business for TIME Over US$30,000 were raised towards buying a large plot of land in the Peruvian rainforest, with the aim of saving the woolly monkey from extinction. The money was raised through a crowdfunding platform by the Israeli NGO known as TIME, and was used to buy land in the El Toro … Read more
Tennis as a Life Skill The foundation sponsors the High Performance Girls Tennis Teams of the ITC. Northern Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with the Israel Tennis Centers (ITC), are doing important work when it comes to girls’ tennis in Israel. The ITC Girls Tennis Teams was born in 2011 with the vision of increasing and … Read more
Ezer Mizion is an Israeli health support organization. By offering a comprehensive range of medical support and socialservices, the organization assists Israelis who are disadvantaged, elderly, disabled and sick. Ezer Mizion hasseveral departments with different functions, including the Bone Marrow Registry and Donor Pool, the Golden AgeDivision and the Alzheimer’s Center – all of which … Read more
