Sharsheret Partners With Filmmaker To Advance Breast Cancer Awareness
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Elana Silber, Director of Operations
Telephone: (866) 474-2774
Email: [email protected]
Sharsheret Partners With Filmmaker
To Advance Breast Cancer Awareness
Teaneck, New Jersey (August 19, 2008) — Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer, is proud to announce the new national Sharsheret/Dear Talula Outreach Events Project. Dear Talula is an autobiographical documentary film that tells the personal story of Lori Benson, a 38-year old Jewish woman who is told she has breast cancer just 14 months after her daughter Talula is born. Combining the power of Lori Benson’s personal story and the expert resources and knowledge of Sharsheret, the Sharsheret/Dear Talula Outreach Events Project will enlighten Jewish women, in communities across the country, about the importance of breast health and creates a supportive forum for women diagnosed with breast cancer to share the issues they face.
“Lori’s candor, humor, and most importantly, her courage as she looked cancer straight in the face created a beautiful film marking one woman’s ability to bring meaning to an otherwise senseless experience,” said Sharsheret’s Clinical Supervisor Shera Dubitsky. “We are excited to embark on this vital partnership and educate Jewish women about the importance of breast care. Together we know we will make a difference.”
The first pilot Sharsheret/Dear Talula Outreach Event will take place on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Temple Israel in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event will feature a private screening of Dear Talula; presentations from a distinguished panel of experts to address the emotional and spiritual aspects of the breast cancer experience; and information about family history and the risk for breast cancer. Sharsheret Breast Care information resources geared to Jewish women will be distributed at the event.
For more information about the Sharsheret/Dear Talula Outreach Events Project and to coordinate an event in your local area, email [email protected] or call (866) 474-2774.
To purchase your copy of the Dear Talula DVD, please visit www.deartalula.com/buy.
About Sharsheret
Since the organization’s founding in 2001, Sharsheret has received over 13,000 phone calls from those affected by breast cancer, health care professionals, women’s organizations, Jewish organizations, and others interested in learning more about the important services Sharsheret provides nationwide. In response to the needs of the women we serve, Sharsheret has developed the following free national programs and services:
The Link Program, a peer support network connecting young women newly diagnosed or at high risk of developing breast cancer with others who share similar diagnoses and experiences by telephone and online on the Sharsheret Forum. Education and Outreach Programs, including health care symposia addressing the concerns of Jewish women and younger women facing breast cancer; Sharsheret Supports, a national model for local support groups; and Family Focus, a program for caregivers and family members. Quality of Life Programs, including the Busy Box for children with a parent facing breast cancer; Best Face Forward to address the cosmetic side effects of treatment; Empower, for single women facing breast cancer; Genetics for Life to focus on concerns and issues relating to hereditary breast cancer; and Embrace, a support program for women living with advanced breast cancer.