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Herzog Hospital’s Israel Centre For The Treatment Of Psychotrauma

Dear Friend of Herzog Hospital, In this time of crisis in our beloved Israel, our thoughts and our prayers are with the victims and families of the murdered and wounded in this senseless violence. In response, Herzog Hospital’s Israel Centre for the Treatment of Psychotrauma stands ready to assist and is offering free counselling services to help people cope with the current violence.  As the Psychotrauma Center has done so many times in the past, both in Israel and in…

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Ethiopian Trauma as told by JPost

The Jerusalem Post reported on the little known problem of the trauma Ethiopian Jews endured on their journey to Israel. Herzog Hospital’s Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma  identified the reality that almost all Ethiopian Jews suffered some trauma, such as a relative dying, sexual violence, or hunger on their trek across Sudan enroute to Israel. This was prior to their arrival in Israel and the many challenges of their absorption once they arrived in Israel.   Once Herzog’s…

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Pet Therapy at Herzog Hospital

The special services that the Children’s Respiratory Unit provides continues to expand. A totally new program has been initiated using animals to stimulate each child. Specifically trained staff work with each child based on the child’s capabilities. In this image a rabbit is cuddled up to a child, who, though mostly non responsive is actually petting the animal. The amazing work is covered in an article in YNET from October: “Four-year-old Haim gets a daily “hugging hour”. An hour where one…

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“Parkinson’s, Schizophrenia and the Middle East”

American Friends of Herzog Hospital would like to Invite you to an exciting event on Monday, February 9th at 7:30 PM. “Parkinson’s, Schizophrenia and the Middle East” SPEAKER: Stephen Schwartz International Director Resource Development Herzog Hospital Jerusalem To be held at: The Home of Greta Faigen in West Palm Beach, Florida Kindly RSVP to: Email: sarah@afherzoghospital.org or at 212-683-3702

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JNF Negev dinner breaks fundraising record

Herzog Hospital is deeply indebted to Dr. Max and Gianna Glassman and The Jewish National Fund for their outstanding and inspiring generosity in the establishment of The Dr. Max and Gianna Glassman PTSD and Health Centre at Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem. Herzog Hospital is beneficiary of JNF Negev Dinner — breaking all previous fundraising records! Toronto – The Jewish National Fund of Canada’s most successful fundraising event to date, which paid tribute to the 2014 Negev dinner honoree Dr. Max Glassman…

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To Midnight Snack or Not to Midnight Snack?

According to National Public Radio “Sleeps link to Learning and memory are traced to brain chemistry.” Scientists reported at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington DC that during sleep chemicals in the brain help us commit events to memory. Ravi Allada, a sleep expert from Northwestern University says that the most important thing that happens during sleep is the strengthening of memory, however, the connection was unclear until recently. At the meeting Jennifer Choi Tudor at the University of…

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New Mental Health Centre for Jerusalem’s Herzog Hospital Donated by Friends of JNF Canada

Dear Friend of Herzog Hospital, We are pleased to inform you that JNF Toronto and Herzog Hospital have joined forces in a special collaborative capital project to construct the Dr. Max and Gianna Glassman PTSD and Health Centre. This new Centre to be constructed on the Herzog campus will combine the hospital’s Community Mental Health Clinic, its Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma, and its Children’s Psychological ADHD Clinic. Currently, all of these facilities are located in separate facilities…

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Herzog Trauma Center Expands Services

Herzog – Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma The Trauma Center in Action The current situation in Israel has made the role of our center abundantly clear. Operation Protective Edge had only just begun when we were asked to provide 1000 “Resilience Workbooks” for young children in the South. We are now printing 1500 additional copies of our workbook in Arabic, and have also provided the English workbook to groups in Jerusalem. Our trauma hotline, which began running on the third day…

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Kicking Off Herzog Hospital’s 120th Anniversary Celebrations

Dear Friend of Herzog Hospital, Herzog Hospital kicked off its 120th-anniversary celebrations with a special dedication ceremony of the new Samson Medical Pavilion. Members and friends of the Samson family flew to Israel, especially for the dedication. While construction is still ongoing, this was an opportunity for the family and their invited guests to get a sneak preview. Former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, and the Head of Israel’s Labor Party, and grandson of Rabbanit Sarah Herzog,…

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