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| Tal's Father Writes |
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Shalom. My name is Ofer Shitrit. My son Tal - of blessed memory - was just 8 years old when he died of cancer a little over one month ago. He was waiting...
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| BMDR – Cancer Support Services Annual Report |
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When a family first finds out that someone they love has cancer their world collapses. Anyone in this situation - no matter what their social or financial status is - needs massive support...
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| Summer Camps – Here We Come! |
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Vacation. A chance to "recharge our batteries", to step out of our routine, and to draw energy for the days to come. For those whose "routine" is defined by medical tests, treatments, and hospital stays, vacation is not a...
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| Echoes from the London Trip for Kids with Cancer |
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Countdown...3...2...1 - Take-off! It was a group of about 30 excited children and teenagers with cancer that boarded the plane at Ben Gurion airport and set off for a week of fun and excitement in London coordinated and hosted by Ezer Mizion's Cancer...
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| Lag Ba'omer: Lighting the Fire of Hope |
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Dozens of families who have a child or parent that has cancer celebrated Lag Ba'omer at Oranit, Ezer Mizion's guest home for children with cancer.
The special program brought together 400 people from families confronted by cancer for...
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| Yom Ha'atzma'ut Party for Kids with Cancer |
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A very special party took place on the night following Yom Ha'atzma'ut. Israel's most popular entertainers were there - Uri Chizkiya, Yuval Samu, Amos Tamam, Ami Anidger, Yonatan Rosen, Liat Har-lev, Ilana Bauer, Benny Beruchim, Dudu Fisher...
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| Dream Week in London for Kids with Cancer |
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A group of 30 children with cancer enjoyed a week-long dream vacation in London. This trip exchanged their routine of hospital stays, pain and suffering with trips, amazing experiences, fun activities and pure...
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| Purim Fashion Show for Women with Cancer |
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It is not easy to be a mother of young children. There are many demands and lots of responsibilities. Things get near to impossible when a young mother is diagnosed with cancer. The usual scenari quit your job, get used to...
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| A Purim of Giving |
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It is especially at a time like this, when every day brings word of new revolutions, turnabouts and upheavals and the entire world stands witness to the powerful forces of nature, that we are happy to be a partner with you in creating an island of...
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| Echoes from the London Trip for Women with Cancer |
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Ever since the week-long trip to London for women with cancer organized by Ezer Mizion's Oranit Center, we have been flooded with warm feedback and enthusiastic expressions of thanks from the participants, accompanied by photo mementos of...
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| Healing Jeeps and the Dishon River |
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Twelve jeeps driven by caring volunteer drivers took 15 children with cancer and accompanying family members on a fabulous jeeping trip to the spectacular Dishon River in scenic Northern Israel. The children, who are forced to spend...
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| Balloons Create Smiles! |
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Israel's number one balloon artist, Uri Livni, volunteered to share the secrets of his trade and rev up Ezer Mizion volunteers for the busy Purim period. The volunteers got a crash course in balloon sculpting, a new skill with...
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| London Fun for Cancer Mom’s |
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A group of 28 women suffering from cancer, along with 12 staff members, took off for a fun, exciting week long outing to London, under close medical supervision. The trip included: a stay at a deluxe...
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| Fun Day for Cancer Moms |
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Remember: There isn't much laughter in health, but there is lots of health in laughter..." 140 cancer Mom's - women with cancer, women whose husbands have cancer and mothers of children with cancer - were treated to a...
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| Assuta Oncology Institute - Mezuzah Affixing Ceremony |
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Chananya Chollak, Ezer Mizion's International Chairman, was honored with affixing the mezuzah at the main entrance to the newly opened Oncology Institute at the Assuta Cancer Institute in Ramat Hachayal. The new Institute includes...
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| Siblings of Children with Cancer Enjoy Tu Bishevat |
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In addition to cementing the child/mentor bond, the event presented an excellent opportunity for the children to meet other siblings of cancer patients and to forge new relationships with those who share their challenges. The children had fun...
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| Conquering the Hermon! |
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Two especially exhilarating days were enjoyed by dozens of families with a parent or child with cancer, hosted by Ezer Mizion's Oranit Guest Home for children with cancer. The main destination of the trip this time was the peak of Mt. Hermon, that...
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| Chanukah - Lighting the Flame of Hope |
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Chanukah is always a busy time for Ezer Mizion, as troops of volunteers go from one Chanukah party to the next. This year, once again, many events were organized by the branches and divisions of Ezer Mizion bringing joy to...
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| "New Beginning" Cancer Survivors Clinic |
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Counseling, Support and Resources for Cancer Survivors: Yoni's medical records read "Recovered". Five years have passed and Yoni is considered cured. Radiation and chemotherapy had eradicated the cancer. But...
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| Their Smile is Your Thanks! |
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Vacation: a chance to "recharge our batteries", to step out of routine, and to draw energy for the coming day-to-day. For people whose "routine" is defined by medical tests, treatments, and hospital stays, vacation is not a luxury. It is an absolute...
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| Police Force Officially Adopts Ezer Mizion |
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The Command Corps of Israel Police's Community Division and the Civil Guard paid a visit to Ezer Mizion. Division Head, Major General Yoram Levi, presented Rabbi Chananya Chollak, International Chairman of Ezer Mizion, a certificate declaring...
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| Celebrating Shavuot |
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In honor of Shavuot, Ezer Mizion served festive dairy brunches in central Israel hospitals, in order to bring the sweet taste and spirit of Shavuot to hospital wards as well. On the days when Jewish families all over were busy planning and...
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| "Lema'anam" for Families of Children with Cancer |
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Aaron Levy, Senior Administrator at Ezer Mizion: "The life of a sick child's family comes to a standstill. We have to try and enable them to keep up their daily routine in spite of the sickness...
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| "When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Pilot!" |
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Thirty children with cancer - each one accompanied by a family member - enjoyed a one-day break from their treatments, as they were graciously hosted by El-Al for a VIP tour at Ben Gurion Airport. In the course of the outing, the children were given a...
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| Families Fighting Cancer Celebrate Lag Ba'omer |
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Dozens of families who have a child or parent that has cancer celebrated Lag Ba'omer at Oranit, Ezer Mizion's guest home for children with cancer. The special program brought together 400 people from families confronted by cancer for...
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| Aerobics for Kids with Cancer with Noam Tur (04/10) |
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Noam Tur, recent winner of an Israeli survival competition, and Yael Nir, his personal fitness coach, come once a month to Oranit, Ezer Mizion's guest home for kids with cancer, for a fun aerobic workout...
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| The Story of Shimshi - Even a Lion Can Get Sick... |
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"The Story of Shimshi" is no ordinary children's book. It was written with therapeutic objectives in mind. True, the book has a "hero" - a likeable lion named Shimshi. But Shimshi is sick. He is hospitalized...
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| Kids with Cancer Enjoy Jeeping Trip |
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After a string of rainy days that filled Israel's northern rivers with an abundance of badly needed water, Ezer Mizion took advantage of a break in the downpours to...
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