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Honor Your Loved Ones At Sharsheret’s Annual Benefit Luncheon and Raffle Drawing

Posted April 11, 2008

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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Sharsheret Symposium To Address The Unique Impact Of Breast Cancer Genetics On The Sephardic Jewish Woman

Posted March 18, 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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Sharsheret Celebrates Chanukah At Sold Out Fashion and Gift Show

Posted December 04, 2007

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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National Sorority, AEPhi, Chooses Sharsheret As Its New Philanthropy

Posted November 15, 2007

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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Sharsheret To Present Free National Teleconference Let’s Get Personal: Intimacy And Sexuality After Breast Cancer

Posted October 01, 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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Celebrating Sharsheret’s 5th Anniversary At Annual Benefit Luncheon

Posted April 18, 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 →

Sharsheret Appoints New Executive Director

Posted March 28, 2007

Teaneck, New Jersey (March 28, 2007) —Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young Jewish women facing breast cancer, announced the appointment of Eillene Leistner as its new Executive Director. “It is an exciting time for all of us at Sharsheret,” said President of the Board of Directors Amy Mines Tadelis. “Firmly rooted in the Jewish community, Sharsheret is poised for meaningful growth under new leadership. Ms. Continue reading →