Hadassah Australia

March 14, 2018, 12:00 am

Mark Lewis visited Melbourne (March 5) and Sydney (March 8) to explain to Australian audiences his extraordinary experience with a stem cell treatment trial for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem.

By Peter Kohn

February 5, 2018, 12:01 am

UK lawyer’s MS triumph

BRITISH multiple sclerosis sufferer Mark Lewis admits he does not generally believe in miracles, but after an astounding improvement in his condition from trial treatments at Hadassah hospital, he reflected: "Jerusalem is a good place for a miracle."

By Peter Kohn

Michael Kirby delivering the Hadassah Oration.

September 3, 2017, 12:01 am

‘More to UN than Israel’

WORKING at the United Nations (UN) is "maddening", but it is also "truly amazing, wonderful and important" former High Court of Australia judge Michael Kirby said last week.

By Rebecca Davis

From left: Ron Finkel, Amos Oz and David Forbes.

June 11, 2017, 12:01 am

Trauma in the spotlight

AN Australian organisation has successfully staged the first international conference on trauma and mental health to be held in Israel, attracting 270 delegates from 16 countries.

November 11, 2016, 9:57 am

Costello says views have changed

WORLD Vision Australia CEO Tim Costello has told The AJN he has changed his mind on several key issues about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the past decade.

By Joshua Levi

October 28, 2016, 12:00 am

Danby slams Hadassah, denies boycott call

People have told Hadassah they will not be attending its oration with Tim Costello next week in response to federal MP Michael Danby’s attack on the organisation for hosting the World Vision Australia CEO as a guest speaker.

By Joshua Levi

September 22, 2016, 12:00 am

Hadassah Australia defends Costello oration

Hadassah Australia has defended its decision to host an event featuring World Vision Australia CEO Tim Costello as keynote speaker following allegations the organisation’s director in Gaza has been diverting funds to the military wing of Hamas.

By Joshua Levi

Professor Michael Weintraub from Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.

May 17, 2016, 12:00 am

Caring for kids with cancer

CARING for child cancer sufferers is challenging, but a calling Professor Michael Weintraub (pictured) of Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem has devoted his career to.

By Peter Kohn

April 7, 2016, 10:33 am

Urgent appeal for child trauma services

HADASSAH Australia has launched an emergency appeal to aid the Hadassah Hospital’s Jerusalem Crisis Intervention Centre (JCIC), which treats Israeli youngsters traumatised by the latest wave of Palestinian terror attacks against random civilians.

By Peter Kohn

David "DuSH" Barashi, Hadassah Hospital’s head medical clown, with two young admirers.

March 15, 2016, 12:00 am

Send in the Purim clowns

PURIM clowning and a nosh will bring some smiles to sick kids at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Centre this year, with the help of Australian funding and the centre’s chief medical clown David “DuSH” Barashi.

By Peter Kohn

September 22, 2015, 12:00 am

Medical clown in town

DAVID “DuSH” Barashi and the other therapeutic clowns at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital may be all gags and pratfalls to their young audiences, but hospital officials are more than aware of the important role they play in boosting the morale of child patients.

By Peter Kohn

Israeli Doctor Saar Hashavya pictured in the emergency department of The Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick.

July 3, 2015, 12:50 pm

Israeli doctor a fine fellow

DOCTOR Saar Hashavya, from Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital, will next month complete a year-long fellowship in paediatric emergency medicine at the Sydney Children’s Hospital. He shares his reflections on the experience with Phoebe Roth:

By Phoebe Roth

December 2, 2014, 12:00 am

Qanta-fying Islamism

By Phoebe Roth

October 11, 2013, 11:08 am

Health, peace go hand-in-hand: Hadassah chief

"MEDICINE is a bridge to peace," is how a senior Israeli doctor and hospital executive summarised the thinking behind Hadassah Medical Centre's outreach to Palestinians in need of high-level medical care.

By Peter Kohn

July 16, 2013, 12:00 am

Aussie Arabs back Rozana

THE mother of a Palestinian girl who inspired a multifaith charity, which fundraises for Palestinian healthcare and training programs at Israel’s Hadassah Hospital, has asked the Australian Arabic community for support.

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