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2011

 

Sisters' Act Re-Creates Sweet Memories
The Wall Street Journal (November 22, 2011)
By: Melanie Grace West

 

BU Fraternity Hosts "Cuts for a Cure"
WICZ.Com (November 20, 2011)
Fox 40 WICZ TV


Passing Of Evelyn Lauder Marked By Jewish Activists Against Breast Cancer
JTA (November 14, 2011)
By Suzanne Kurtz

 

Sharsheret: Linking Courageous Women
Five Towns Jewish News (November 10, 2011)
By Rochelle Maruch Miller   

 

Bye Bye Boobies
New Public Health (October 2011)
By Elicia Brown

 

Repair the World Interview: Celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Sharsheret
Repair The World (October 18, 2011)
By Leah Koenig

 

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Supporting Young Jewish Women with Breast Cancer
New Public Health (October 2011)

 

Testing For Cancer Risk
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix (October 7, 2011)
By Salvatore Caputo

Support Sharsheret, The Only Jewish Breast Cancer Organization And Save Money On Jewish Gifts
Online PR News (October 5, 2011)

 

Matching B’nai Mitzvah With Mitzvot
The Jewish Standard (October 2, 2011)
By Lois Goldrich

 

JFS teams with Sharsheret for Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Heritage Florida Jewish News (September 30, 2011)

 

Cancer Survivor Shares Her Story With Others
New Jersey Jewish News (September 28, 2011)
By Elaine Durbach

 

Jewish-Focused Cancer Support Agency Aims To Boost Local Presence
JWeekly.com (September 22, 2011)
Emma Silvers

 

Students Help Minnesota Flood Victims
TeaneckPatch (May 17, 2011)
By Jennifer Pinto

 

NJ Breast Cancer Support Group Celebrates 10 Years
NY1 (May 15, 2011)
By NY1 News
 

Resident Gets Schools Worldwide To Mark Pink Day
Teaneck Patch (March 7, 2011)
By Jennifer Pinto
 

South Florida Girls Raise $2,000 For Sharsheret
The Jewish Press (March 23, 2011)
By Sharon Ciment
 

Mr. Fix-It Needs New Tools To Help Spouse Dealing With Cancer
MLive.com (January 31, 2011)
By Sue Schroder | The Grand Rapids Press
 

Limmud Becomes a Jewish Networking Nexus
The Jewish Journal (January 19, 2011)
By Sue Fishkoff, JTA
 

2010

Young, Jewish and Metastatic
CureToday.com (December 12, 2010)
By Kathy Latour
 

SABCS 2010: Interview with Rochelle Shoretz
SABCS 2010: Interview with Rochelle Shoretz (December 11, 2010)
By AACR Communications Staff
 

An Interview with Rochelle Shoretz: Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer
CureToday.com (December 11, 2010)
By Glenn Zamora
 

Local Women To Run New York City Marathon For Chabad Friendship Circle
Jewish Standard (October 29, 2010)
By Abigail Klein Leichman
 

Run Rabbi Run
Merrick Patch (November 13, 2010)
By Rick Karas
 

Temple Israel Rabbi Preps For NYC Marathon
Long Island Herald (October 26, 2010)
By David Weingrad
 

Walls of City of Old Jerusalem to Be Lit in Pink as Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and Partners Launch Israel Breast Cancer Collaborative
Benzinga (October 25, 2010)
By Benzinga Staff
 

Raising Awareness About Sharsheret
Westchester Jewish Life (October 15, 2010)
By Atara Shonbrun
 

Sharsheret To Celebrate 10th Anniversary At Gala Event
Five Towns Jewish News (October 7, 2010)
By Rochelle Maruch Miller
 

Breast Cancer: The Other Jewish Genetic Disease
The Jewish News of Greater Phoenix (October 8, 2010)
By Amy Dubitsky
 

Sharsheret Celebrates Milestone On 10/10/10
NorthJersey.com (October 6, 2010)
By Tara Driggs
 

Maybe I'll Be Able To Dance At A Wedding'
The Jewish Week (October 5, 2010)
By Elicia Brown
 

Sharsheret, 10 Years Old, Expands Its Outreach Efforts
The Jewish Standard (October 1, 2010)
By Lois Goldrich
 

Sharsheret Founder To Address Memphis Jewish Community During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The Hebrew Watchman (September 30, 2010)
 

Komen Team Of The Week: Team Sharsheret
CBS New York (August 19, 2010)
 

For Two Kinds Of 'Survivors,' Filling In The Gaps On Family Medical History
JTA (August 12, 2010)
By Suzanne Kurtz
 

Interview with Rochelle Shoretz, Founder & Executive Director of Sharsheret in Teaneck, NJ
New Jersey People with Steve Adubato (July 15, 2010)
By Steve Adubato
 

Sharsheret Hopes Race Will Raise Awareness
The Jewish Standard (July 9, 2010)
By Nis Frome
 

Raising funds for breast cancer
BDN Connection (June 3, 2010)
By Hillary Gavan
 

Ping Mobile Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness With SMS
Mobile Marketer (May 25, 2010)
By Rimma Kats
 

Nachum Segal and Rochelle Shoretz Discuss Sharsheret
Nachumsegal.com (May 13, 2010)
 

Relaxed Breast Cancer Guidelines Criticized In Community
The Jewish Week (May 5, 2010)
By Elicia Brown
 

Innovation Is Not A Synonym For 'New'
The Jewish Week (May 4, 2010)
By Aaron Bisman And Rochelle Shoretz
 

Panel Provides Insight Into Breast Cancer Issues
Jewish Broward (May 4, 2010)
 

Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Advances Global Breast Cancer Mission in Israel
Susan G. Komen For The Cure (April 28, 2010)
 

The Rocking Chair and Sharsheret Team Up For A Spa Retreat Day
(201).net (April 12, 2010)
 

2009

Women's Health: Now What?
Jewish Standard (November 16, 2009)
By Lois Goldrich
 

100 Years of AEPhi-lanthropy
Alpha Epsilon Phi Columns (November 1, 2009)
 

Women Link Up To Fight Breast Cancer
The Jewish Voice & Herald (October 30, 2009)
By Dawn Swann
 

A Link In The Chain
Detroit Jewish News (October 22, 2009)
By Robin Schwartz
 

Boutique Has Options For Breast-Cancer Patients
Jewish Standard (October 23, 2009)
By Abigail Klein-Leichman
 

Sharsheret Aids Young Jewish Women With Cancer
Chicago Jewish News (October 16, 2009)
By Josh Sayles
 

Watch Sharsheret Founder and Executive Director Rochelle Shoretz in an Exclusive TV Interview Featured on Fox 5 News NY
Fox News (October 12, 2009)
 

Sharsheret Aids Young Jewish Women With Cancer
The Jewish News of Greater Phoenix (October 9, 2009)
By Josh Sayles
 

October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Jewish Ledger (September 30, 2009)
 

Creating A Spa For Breast Cancer
The Towerlight (September 25, 2009)
By Sarah Ninivaggi
 

A Lifeline For Jewish Women With Ovarian Cancer
Forward.com (August 14, 2009)
By Gabrielle Birkner
 

Battling Breast Cancer Congresswomen Sponsor Bill To Fight Disease
Jewish Journal (June 25, 2009)
By Shani McManus - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
 

Having Kids After Cancer
The Jewish Press (June 12, 2009)
By Amy A. Dubitsky
 

Sharsheret
CancerConsultants (June 8, 2009)
By Diana Price
 

Friendship Gatherings For Women With Cancer: Next Meeting, June 2
5 Towns Jewish Times (May 21, 2009)
By Elisa Stern, LCSW
 

Explaining A Mom's Breast Cancer To Kids
The Bergen Record/NorthJersey.com (May 18, 2009)
By Harvey Lipman
 

Strength In Numbers
The Jewish Week (May 18, 2009)
By Sharon Udasin
 

Sharsheret Honors Creative Endeavors
The Bergen Record/NorthJersey.com (May 11, 2009)
By Deena Yellin
 

Good Deeds, Indeed
The Jewish Exponent (April 23, 2009)
By Melissa Jacobs
 

Raise Breast Cancer Awareness, Work Toward Vitality
The Tufts Daily (March 31, 2009)
By Annie Dreyer
 

Binghamton, NY - Chabad Fashion Show to Fight Breast Cancer
WBNG News (March 15, 2009)
 

Study Shows Exercise, Diet Prevents Cancer
CBS News (February 26, 2009)
 

Alpha Epsilon Phi Sharsheret Update
Alpha Epsilon Phi Columns (February 20, 2009)
By Ellen Kleinhaus
 

Union Houses Nail Salon For A Cause
The Towerlight Online (February 11, 2009)
By Melissa Hale
"Groups host manicures, massages and yoga for breast cancer fundraiser ..."
 

The Sharsheret Breast-Cancer Support Group Holds A Fund-Raiser At Neiman Marcus
The Record (January 11, 2009)
By Deirdre Flanagan Ward
 

Real Men Wear Pink
Jewish Standard (January 9, 2009)
 

2008

The Chabad At Texas A&M Celebrates Pink Shabbat
Jewish Herald Voice (November 27, 2008)
 

Lending A Charitable Hand
The Brandeis Hoot (November 21, 2008)
By Chrissy Callahan
 

Op-Ed: Don't Cut Support To Innovative Nonprofits
JTA (November 13, 2008)
By Shawn Landres, Toby Rubin and Martin Kaminer
 

Your Health: Breast Cancer Awareness And Prevention
The Jewish Star (November 5, 2008)
By Malka Eisenberg
 

Breast Cancer's Crystal Ball: Young Jewish Women Face Down The Disease
Jewish News Weekly (October 23, 2008)
By Stacey Palevsky
 

Sharsheret Awarded By The NYC Susan G Komen Race For The Cure
Jewish Voice (October 15, 2008)
By Amber Gristak
 

Local Businesses Encourage Patrons To "Shop For Sharsheret"
The Jewish Voice and Opinion (October 9, 2008)
By S.L.R.
 

Sharsheret Named To Innovative Jewish Non-Profit List
Jewish Standard (September 26, 2008)
 

Jewish Genetic Diseases Are Focus Of Symposium
The Paramus Post (September 19, 2008)
By Mel Fabrikant
 

Slingshot Hot List Offers Diverse Mix
JTA (September 15, 2008)
By Jacob Berkman
 

Temple Israel To Screen Dear Talula On September 14th
The American Jewish World (September 12, 2008)
By Erin Elliot
 

Symposium At Englewood Hospital On Jewish Genetic Diseases And Their Impact On Families
The Jewish Voice and Opinion (September 12, 2008)
By Susan Rosenbluth
 

Local Businesses Sponsor Sharsheret In Breast Cancer Race
The Jewish Planet (August 6, 2008)
 

Local Students Intern For Sharsheret
Jewish Standard (September 5, 2008)
 

When You Need A Shoulder To Lean On
The International Jerusalem Post (July 18, 2008)
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
 

When You Need A Shoulder to Lean On
The Jerusalem Post (June 21, 2008)
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
 

A Show From The Heart
The Jewish Week (June 5, 2008)
By Margot Reinstein, Chana Tolchin and Rachel Weber
 

Perils of Gene Testing
NY Times (June 3, 2008)
By Niecee Singer Schonberger
 

Giving Back
(201) The Best of Bergen (June 1, 2008)
 

Sharsheret Update
Alpha Epsilon Phi Columns (June 1, 2008)
 

Interview With A Genetic Counselor
The Jewish Press (May 30, 2008)
By Tova Stulman
 

Remembering Robin
OCJL (May 1, 2008)
By Judy Florman
 

Branding 102
Jewish Philanthropy.com (April 28, 2008)
 

Breast Cancer Genes
Forward (April 11, 2008)
By Eillene Leistner
 

Classy Couture for a Cause
The Observer (April 15, 2008)
By Ilana Sussman
 

Amazing Grace: One Mom's Story
Jewish Week (April 11, 2008)
By Elicia Brown
 

Sharsheret Team To Walk For Young Women With Breast Cancer
Jewish World (April 11, 2008)
By Erin Elliott
 

Sharsheret Fashion Show
BC Bergen County The Mag (April 1, 2008)
 

Jewish Women Change Their Destinies By Testing For Geneic Mutation
The Jewish Journal (March 27, 2008)
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
 

Knowlegde is power
Jewish Standard (March 22, 2008)
By Miryam Wahrman
 

The Strongest Link
JVIBE (March 1, 2008)
By Jen Jones
 

Briefs
Jewish Week (February 8, 2008)
 

2007

Sharsheret Joins New York City Race To Cure Breast Cancer
Jewish Standard (October 5, 2007)
 

Grief Before Death
Cure (October 1, 2007)
By Marc Silver
 

Team Tulane to race for the Cure
Tulane Hullabaloo (September 28, 2007)
By Jillian Berner
 

Team Sharsheret Wins Award
Teaneck Suburbanite (September 26, 2007)
 

Sharsheret
Women & Cancer (September 2, 2007)
By Diana Price
 

Top 10
The Blueprint Magazine (September 1, 2007)
 

Sharsheret Joins the Race Against Breast Cancer
The Jewish Planet (August 2, 2007)
 

Sharsheret Benefit Luncheon
Jewish Standard (July 20, 2007)
 

Team Sharsheret to Join "Race for the Cure"
Jewish Standard (July 20, 2007)
 

Sharsheret Group Celebrates Anniversary at Benefit Luncheon
Teaneck Suburbanite (July 18, 2007)
 

Impact Of Women On Jewish History
The Jewish Press (June 15, 2007)
By Professor Livia Bitton Jackson
 

Sharsheret
(201) The Best of Bergen (May 20, 2007)
 

The Survivor Monologues
New York Magazine (May 28, 2007)
 

Dealing With A Recurrence
The Jewish Week (May 18, 2007)
By Francesca Lunzer Kritz
 

Sharsheret Celebrates 5 Years
Jewish World (May 11, 2007)
 

Radio Interview with Sharsheret Executive Director Eillene Leistner
JM in the AM Radio Program (May 9, 2007)
By Nachum Segal
 

2006

Profile - Lauryn Weiser of New Rochelle led the way in establishing group linking young Jewish women with breast cancer
Westchester Jewish Chronicle (October 15, 2006)
By Meira Maierovitz Drazin
 

A Comforting Embrace
Cleveland Jewish News (October 13, 2006)
 

Sharsheret in the News
Jewish Standard (September 15, 2006)
 

Sharsheret Launches New Program for Women Living with Advanced Breast Cancer
American Jewish World (September 15, 2006)
By AJW Staff Report
 

2005

Radio Interview with Sharsheret Executive Director Rochelle Shoretz
JM in the AM Radio Program (October 10, 2005)
By Nachum Segal
 

Sharsheret Gears Up For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Jewish Standard (September 5, 2005)
By Lois Goldrich
 

Sharsheret: A Tailored Support Network For Jewish Women
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (June 6, 2005)
By Julia Connors
 

Unassuming Heroes Hailed
The Bergen Record (May 23, 2005)
By Catherine Holahan
 

Care and Custom
The Jewish Week (May 20, 2005)
By Francesca Lunzer Kritz
 

Sharsheret Benefit Luncheon
The Jewish Press (May 13, 2005)
 

Taking Comfort In The Community
The Jewish Advocate (February 18, 2005)
By Logan C. Ritchie
 

2004

Power Of Love And Blood
Bergen Record (December 26, 2004)
By Mary Jo Layton
 

Democracy Rules
The Jewish Week (December 17, 2004)
By Hilary Larson
 

Bikur Cholim Volunteers Can Make All The Difference
Jewish Press (October 29, 2004)
 

Radio Interview with Sharsheret Executive Director Rochelle Shoretz
JM in the AM Radio Program (October 19, 2004)
By Nachum Segal
 

Catholic Hospital To Focus On Jewish Genetic Disease
Jewish Standard (October 15, 2004)
By Miryam Z. Wahrman
 

Sephardic Women and Breast Cancer
Jewish Week (October 8, 2004)
By Francesca Lunzer Kritz
 

Having Babies After Breast Cancer
The Parent Paper (October 1, 2004)
By Donna Nitzberg
 

Sharsheret: Linking Young Jewish Women In The Fight Against Breast Cancer
Young Israel of Fifth Avenue (September 1, 2004)
 

Links in a Chain - Sharsheret empowers young breast cancer patients
Jewish Tribune, Jewish World, Jewish Sentinel (August 13, 2004)
By Deena Yellin
 

Sharsheret program addresses cosmetic needs of women facing breast cancer
Jewish Press (August 13, 2004)
 

More Than 300 Honor Loved Ones At Sharsheret's First Benefit Luncheon
Jewish Press (July 16, 2004)
 

Sharsheret: A Healing Link
Hadassah (June 1, 2004)
By Leah Finkelshteyn
 

Sharsheret Awarded Prestigious Grant
Jewish Press (May 28, 2004)
 

Cancer Sufferers Get Link To Survivors
Sun-Sentinel (May 16, 2004)
By Sally J. Ling
 

Cosmetic Benefit
Radiology Today (May 10, 2004)
By Beth Orenstein
 

Unbroken Chain
Hem/Onc Today (April 1, 2004)
By Tammy Dotts
 

Young Mothers Fight Breast Cancer
Lilith (April 1, 2004)
 

Debate Heats Up On Defining A Cancer Survivor
Wall Street Journal (March 24, 2004)
By Amy Dockser Marcus
 

Sharsheret Toy Chest Keeps Kids Busy When Sick Moms Need a Break
Forward (March 19, 2004)
By Miriam Colton
 

Program Helps Mothers Fighting Breast Cancer
Jewish Standard (March 12, 2004)
By Miryam Z. Wahrman
 

Sharsheret Links Young Jewish Women With Breast Cancer
Palm Beach Jewish Journal (January 29, 2004)
By Shani McManus
 

Sharsheret Launches Cancer Support Program
Jewish Standard (January 26, 2004)
 

2003

Strongest "Link"
Jewish Standard (November 28, 2003)
By Abigail Klein Leichman
 

New Agony Over Breast Cancer Genetic Studies Raise Fears Among Jewish Women
USA Today (November 10, 2003)
By Rita Rubin
 

Jewish Breast Cancer Survivors Build A Sisterhood
Jewish State (October 10, 2003)
By Debra Rubin
 

Sharsheret: The "Chain" Linking Young Jewish Women Who Have Breast Cancer
Radiology Today (October 1, 2003)
By Beth Orenstein
 

Back On Track After Breast Cancer Treatment
Parent Paper (October 1, 2003)
By Donna Nitzberg
 

Linking Young Women Who Have Breast Cancer
Jewish Woman International (October 1, 2003)
By Robin Heffler
 

Link to Recovery
Atlanta Jewish Times (September 19, 2003)
By Ken Garfield
 

Riverdalians Raced For Breast Cancer Cure
Riverdale Review (September 18, 2003)
 

10 Women to Watch - Linking Young Women Who Have Breast Cancer
Jewish Woman Magazine (September 1, 2003)
By Robin Heffler
 

It's a Chain Reaction
thebreastcaresite.com (September 1, 2003)
 

Who Gets Tested for BRCA, and Why?
Forward (August 15, 2003)
By Adam Marcus
 

Jewish Group Helps Breast Cancer Victims
Baltimore Jewish Times (August 4, 2003)
By Sarah B. Boxer
 

Jewish Group Provides Support For Women With Breast Cancer Patients
JTA (August 3, 2003)
By Sarah B. Boxer
 

Sharsheret: A Positive Chain Reaction for Young Breast Cancer Patients
Jewish Voice & Opinion (August 1, 2003)
By Susan Rosenthal
 

Health Symposium Views Modern Women's Health Choices Through Jewish Lens
Jewish United Fund (August 1, 2003)
By Cindy Sher
 

Sharsheret founder named Yoplait Champion in the fight against breast cancer
Jewish Press (July 31, 2003)
 

Health Symposium Views Modern Women's Health Choices Through Jewish Lens
JUF News (July 1, 2003)
By Cindy Sher
 

A Chain Reaction Ignites Support
Jewish Star (June 6, 2003)
By Jennifer Lanter Winkler
 

Advocating for Women's Health in the Jewish Community
Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders Symposium (June 1, 2003)
By Rochelle L. Shoretz
 

Jersey's Helping Hands: Links Form a Chain of Support For Cancer Patients
New Jersey Star Ledger (April 4, 2003)
By Michele Howe
 

Support Group Connects Young Jewish Women Coping With Cancer
Jewish Transcript (April 1, 2003)
By Jessica Davis
 

Links Form A Chain Of Support For Cancer Patients
NJ Star Ledger (April 1, 2003)
By Michele Howe
 

Support Group Connects Young Jewish Women Coping With Cancer
The Washington Transcript (April 1, 2003)
By Jessica Davis
 

Young Breast-Cancer Patients Find 'Sisters' Amid Survivors
Jewish Bulletin of No. California (March 21, 2003)
By Linda J. Engelman
 

Jewish Cancer Group Supports Women Of All Faiths
Research News & Opportunities (March 1, 2003)
By Kimberly Roots
 

Sharsheret: A Jewish Breast Cancer Support Network
Blueprint (February 1, 2003)
By Michele Herenstein
 

Linking Young Women
Washington Jewish Week (January 3, 2003)
By Debra Rubin
 

2002

Sharsheret Founder Awarded Prestigious Joshua Venture Fellowship
Jewish Press (December 27, 2002)
 

Fellowship Honors 'Social Entrepreneurs'
Forward (December 6, 2002)
By Max Gross
 

The Forward 50
Forward (November 15, 2002)
 

Sharsheret Sets Up Links Between Young Jewish Breast Cancer Survivors
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles (October 11, 2002)
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
 

Breast Cancer Survivor Founds Sharsheret for Young Patients
Intermountain Jewish News (October 4, 2002)
 

Making the Links for Young Jewish Women with Breast Cancer
Susanlovemd.com (October 1, 2002)
 

Linking Women With Hope
Lifestyles Magazine (October 1, 2002)
By Nancy Smalltree
 

Reaching Out: Sharsheret
Esra (October 1, 2002)
 

Sharsheret: Making the Links for Young Jewish Women with Breast Cancer
SusanLoveMD.org (October 1, 2002)
 

Sharsheret
Women's League Outlook (September 1, 2002)
 

Talking About Breast Cancer
Jewish Action Magazine (September 1, 2002)
By Renee Rosenfeld
 

'Chain' Was Her Reaction to Early Breast Cancer
Jerusalem Post (June 23, 2002)
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
 

The Fight Against Breast Cancer
Jewish Post (May 1, 2002)
 

Linking Up for the Battle Against Cancer
The Forward (March 1, 2002)
By Aliza Phillips
 

2001

Her Chain of Support
The Record (February 4, 2002)
By Deena Yellin
 

A Pillar of Support
The Jewish Week (December 20, 2001)
By Steve Lipman