We Are

  • Your
    Jewish
    Community
    Facing
    Breast Cancer

  • Young Jewish women facing breast cancer have unique concerns. Consider Sharsheret your personal gateway to the resources you may need over time.

    Learn how we can help

  • When facing cancer, it makes a world of difference to connect with someone who shares your experience as well as your values and culture.

    Find resources for women at every age

  • You might wonder what comes next for you and your loved one. We can help you navigate your concerns about fertility, intimacy, and facing cancer together.

    Learn how we can help

  • A cancer diagnosis affects the entire family. We offer help for partners, children, parents, and friends.

    Learn how we can help

  • One in 40 Ashkenazi Jews carries a BRCA gene mutation, nearly 10 times the rate of the general population. Working with health care professionals, we help you develop local cancer programs.

    Find resources for you and your patients

  • Breast cancer is not a Jewish woman's issue. It's a Jewish community issue.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Event
January 30, 2012

Join the brothers of AEPi fraternity for a Breast Cancer Awareness event.  Carolyn I. Newman, Sharsheret peer supporter and President of Warrior Wear - accessories for breast cancer, will be sharing her personal story.  For more information please contact, Matthew Kordas at mjkordas@

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Cultural Competency Training for Medical Professionals
January 31, 2012

What’s Jewish About Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer? Hear from Sharsheret’s Clinical Supervisor Shera Dubitsky, MEd, MA, as she educates medical center staff about the unique issues that impact young Jewish women facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, how the staff can help, and how

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New Breast Cancer Survivorship Program

Help us develop Sharsheret’s new breast cancer survivorship program Thriving Again: Life After Breast Cancer for Young Jewish Women.  We will be conducting roundtable discussions with Jewish breast cancer survivors in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Teaneck this January.  If you are

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Students & Young Adults

Join thousands of other young adults across the country who are leading and participating in meaningful Sharsheret

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Start The New Year Off Right
"What started as a personal goal of losing weight and running the marathon became a national goal of raising awareness about breast cancer and Sharsheret's programs." - Josh Rozenberg  Team Sharsheret Athlete   Whether you want to kick off the New Year on the right foot and improve your   More »

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Hear Our Voices

"Sharsheret was the first positive encounter I had on the long road of breast cancer treatment. It allowed me a stress free way to find out what I truly needed to know."