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Register Today With Team Sharsheret NYC!
Register with Team Sharsheret today and join thousands of women and men gathering in New York City's Central Park to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure, a monumental breast cancer fundraising and awareness event to be held on Sunday, September 12, 2010, 8:30… Continue reading →
Early Detection is Still the Best Way to Fight Breast Cancer
This year’s Sharsheret Benefit was a great tribute to the women (and the fabulous male speaker) who have faced cancer in battle – and survived. The support Sharsheret gives to women going through the difficult emotional and physical challenges of cancer treatment is… Continue reading →
Sharsheret Voted AEPi National Philanthropy!
By: Ellen Kleinhaus, Project Manager and Campus Liaison I had the privilege of spending this past weekend with Sharsheret’s Founder and Executive Director Rochelle Shoretz at the Alpha Epsilon Pi International Convention in New Orleans.“As a young woman, I likely fantasized… Continue reading →
Tracing my Family History Destroyed by the Holocaust
By: Rose Brystowski, Sharsheret Peer SupporterEveryone has fantasies. I fantasize about long-lost relatives. We are reunited, living close, and sharing happy lives together. Unfortunately, fantasies are just that - dreams. It is hard enough living with only memories and tales.… Continue reading →
Sharsheret Teleconference and Webinar Explored the Connection Between the Holocaust and Breast Cancer
Sharsheret's national teleconference and webinar, The Impact of the Holocaust on Breast Cancer in Jewish Families Today, recorded on July 14, 2010, featured Lital Keinan-Boker, MD, PhD, MPH, Faculty Member of the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa,… Continue reading →
Fri, 07/23/2010 – 3:00pm
Team SharsheretING NYC MarathonNovember 7, 2010… Continue reading →
Watch an exclusive interview with Rochelle Shoretz on New Jersey People with Steve Adubato!
Rochelle Shoretz, Founder and Executive Director of Sharsheret … Continue reading →
Good Luck Team Sharsheret!
Dear Linda, Chani, Gila, Cheryl, Joe and Moe,Less than a year ago, Moe Rice and I began discussing the ways in which Sharsheret could generate awareness about our 10 national programs. His big beef with me – and rightly so – was that more people needed to know about all that… Continue reading →
Facing breast cancer at 36…now what?
By: Pamela Wolfe, Sharsheret Peer SupporterEvery day for the past two and a half years, breast cancer has been a part of my life. It is a subject I live and breathe, and on any occasion, I’ll gladly try to educate others or answer questions. It is a subject I feel very… Continue reading →
Watch an exclusive interview with Team Sharsheret Triathlete Linda Gerstel on Fox 5 NY!
The Holocaust & Breast Cancer: Exploring the Connection
Click here to register for the Teleconference and Webinar. Click here to register for the Teleconference and Webinar.This Teleconference and Webinar was made possible with support from and the Julius and Emmy Hamburger Memorial… Continue reading →
Watch Celebrity “Survivor” Ethan Zohn Live at Sharsheret’s Benefit!
Watch exclusive footage of Ethan Zohn, 2002 winner of the reality television show Survivor, as he addressed more than 450 men and women at Sharsheret’s Annual Benefit held on May 16th.… Continue reading →
Two Great Opportunities To Join Team Sharsheret NYC!
Two Great Opportunities To Join Team Sharsheret NYC!Apply now for one of Sharsheret's 5 slots for the ING New York City Marathon, Sunday, November 7th. To be considered for a slot, email [email protected] and include your name, phone number, a brief description of… Continue reading →
Chai Survivor – Celebrating 18 years and turning 50
By: Bonnie Stein, Sharsheret Peer SupporterI do not believe my story to be unique, my journey special or my life inspiring, even though for years people have been telling me just that. I will admit that being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992 at the age of 32, the mother of… Continue reading →
Want a slot in the ING New York City Marathon this November?
Have you ever dreamed of running the ING New York City Marathon Now your dream can come true! Team Sharsheret has 5 slots for the ING New York City Marathon on November 7, 2010! We: Provide a coveted slot in the ING New York City Marathon Present a training schedule motivating… Continue reading →
Sleepless Nights and Cheesecake – Happy Shavuot!
By: Shera Dubitsky, Clinical SupervisorWhen most people think about the holiday of Shavuot, I imagine that the first association is with the receiving of the Torah. It is tradition to stay up all night learning and studying. Another coveted tradition is eating dairy throughout… Continue reading →
Text For Your Next Mammogram
Join Sharsheret and Ping Mobile as we launch the “Text For Your Next”SM mobile alert campaign to promote breast health awareness. Text the word “Sharsheret” and we’ll send you a reminder to schedule your annual mammogram, ultrasound, or other breast cancer screening in… Continue reading →
From One of Our Mothers to Yours
In honor of Mother’s Day, we’d like to share a meaningful email we received from the mother of one of our Callers. Wishing all of our readers a very happy Mother’s Day!“You so graciously sent a package of toys for my grandchildren, information packets, a magnificent… Continue reading →
One Survivor Among Scientists
By: Rochelle Shoretz, Executive Director I recently returned from a five day conference hosted by the American Association of Cancer Research, in which I participated as a member of the Survivor-Scientist Program. It was an opportunity for those scientists at the heart of… Continue reading →