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Teaneck, New Jersey (August 18, 2008) — With generous support from Teaneck resident Sam Heller, his family, and friends from Congregation Netivot Shalom, Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization based in Teaneck supporting Jewish women facing breast cancer, welcomed three Teaneck college students to join the staff this summer as Sema Heller-Netivot Shalom Student Interns.
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Teaneck, New Jersey (August 15, 2008) — With generous support from both local and national businesses and friends, Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting Jewish women facing breast cancer, will join thousands of women and men gathering in New York City’s Central Park to participate in the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Race For The Cure on Sunday, September 14th. In 2007, more than 400 women, men, and children joined Team Sharsheret, making Team Sharsheret the largest team at the Race for the second consecutive year!
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Teaneck, New Jersey (April 11, 2008) – Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting Jewish women facing breast cancer, will honor the mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends who have touched the lives of breast cancer survivors at its sixth Annual Benefit Luncheon: Honor Your Loved Ones, to be held on Sunday, May 18th. The event will attract more than 400 guests to the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, New Jersey.
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Symposium: Breast Cancer Genetics and the Sephardic Jewish Woman March 26, 2008
Teaneck, New Jersey (March 18, 2008) – Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting Jewish women facing breast cancer, the Sephardic Community Center, and the Sephardic Bikur Holim will present a free breast cancer genetics symposium, “Genetics and the Sephardic Jewish Woman: Understanding Our Past, Guarding Our Future,” Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 7:30 p.m. at the Sephardic Community Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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Teaneck, New Jersey (December 4, 2007) – Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting Jewish women facing breast cancer, celebrated Chanukah 5768 as more than 150 women from Bergen County, Riverdale, Westchester and New York attended Sharsheret’s sold-out Chanukah Fashion and Gift Show Luncheon, Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at Neiman Marcus in Paramus, New Jersey.
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Teaneck, New Jersey (November 15, 2007) — Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer, was recently chosen as a new Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority national philanthropy. Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi) is a national sorority, founded in 1909 by seven Jewish women, dedicated to helping women become the best they can be.
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Let’s Get Personal – Intimacy and Sexuality After Breast Cancer November 6, 2007
Teaneck, New Jersey (October 1, 2007) — Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer, will present a free national teleconference, “Let’s Get Personal: Intimacy And Sexuality After Breast Cancer,” Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (EST). A written transcript of the teleconference will be posted online after the event at www.sharsheret.org.
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Empower Teleconference: The High Holidays and Renewal September 4, 2007
Symposium: The Jewish Family Facing Breast Cancer – You Are Not Alone June 12, 2007
Teaneck, New Jersey (April 18, 2007) – Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting Jewish women facing breast cancer, will celebrate its 5th Anniversary by honoring the mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends who have touched the lives of breast cancer survivors at its Annual Benefit Luncheon on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Continue reading →