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The Detroit Jewish News, 1983-04-29

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, April 29, 1%3

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23

HADASSAH HEADLINES

GREATER DETROIT CHAPTER OF HADASSAH

Joan Provizer, Editor

HADASSAH MOURNS
PASSING OF
HARRY LINDENBAUM

Hadassah mourns the
passing of a Mr. Harry Lin-
denbaum which occurred on
Saturday, April 23. Mr.
Lindenbaum was an associ-
ate member of Hadassah
and a very generous con-
tributor. Among his many
major gifts are the Reva and
Harry Lindenbaum Nurses
Residence and the Reva and
Harry Lindenbaum Recep-
tion Room in the Oncology
Department both at the
Hadassah Hospital at Ein
Karen, and the Hadassah
Vocational Guidance Insti-
tute which is also named for
his late wife Reva and him-
self.

INFANT THRIVING AFTER BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANT FOR THALASSEMIA ANEMIA
"Complete Cure" Claimed

Jerusalem . . . Tomer bassy," Mrs. Levy said.
Levy, a sturdy 20-month- "Tomer looked very pale,
old toddler, runs eagerly to and it was evident that
his toy box to show a visitor something was seriously
his favorites. He appears wrong. I returned to Israel
healthy and normal in and took him to the Hadas-
every way. His mother, sah Pediatrics Department,
Leah, dotes on him and his where they diagnosed the
father, Amram, exclaims, Thalassemia. He would
need constant blood trans-
"Isn't he beautiful!"
"Only three months ago fusions and probably would
darkness had enveloped his not live beyond the age of
family. Baby Tomer was twenty," we were told.
Then the doctors ex-
found by doctors at the
Hadassah-Hebrew Univer- tended a ray of hope: After
sity Medical Center to be doing blood tests on Leah
suffering from Beta Plus and the other two children,
Thalassemia Major, a fatal aged nine and four, they
sent for Amram from Brazil
congenital anemia.
"The trouble started' in for further blood tests. Fi-
Brazil, where my husband nally, the Hadassah team
worked in the Israel Em- ‘concluded that if Amram

FOURTH ANNUAL
Hadassah Women's Open
Tennis Tournament

General Information

Friday, June 3, 1983.

SCHEDULE: First round matches will

begin on Wednesday morning at 9:00
a.m. PLAYERS MUST BE AVAILABLE
TO PLAY AT THEIR SCHEDULED'
TIMES FOR ALL DAYS OF THE TOUR-
NAMENT. PLEASE CALL BARBARA
GUTMAN at 851.4009 on FRIDAY, MAY
27 between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. FOR
STARTING TIME.

LOCATION: Franklin Racquet Club,

Located on Northwestern Highway,
between 12 and 13 Mile Roads in
Southfield.

AWARDS: Trophies will be given to all

finalists in the main draw and consola-
tion winners.

MATCHES: Each event must have eight

ENTRY FEE AND DEADLINE: The

entrants to be held. All matches will be
2 out of 3 sets, with a 9-point tie breaker
at 6-all in any one set. Ten minute warm-
up periods will be enforced and a 15
minute default rule will be in effect.

deadline for all entries must be
postmarked Wednesday, May 25, 1983.

The Entry fee is:
$25.00 per person.

Lunch only on Wednesday:
$10.00 per person.

DIVISIONS: There will be singles and
doubles with a consolation event for first-
round losers in all events. .
Divisions will include:
Up to 2.5
2.5 to 3.0
3.5 to 4.0
4.0 & up
Entrants may enter only 1 Singles or 1
Doubles event.

Entry fee includes:
LUNCH on WEDNESDAY ONLY
Locker room facilities will be available.

SEEDING: Please be sure to include all
previous tournament information so that
the tournament committee can attempt
accurate seedings.

BALLS: Will be provided. New balls will
not be used for the consolation
tournament.

BABYSITTING AVAILABLE: By reser-

vation - 90fi per hour per child.

ENTRY FORM

Name

Amount Enclosed

Address

Phone

were willing to donate his
bone marrow to Tomer,
there was a possibility of
curing his son completely of
the Thalassemia.
'Amram takes up the
story: "Of course, I was will-
ing! Tomer and I entered
Hadassah together, even
sharing a room. Removing
the bone marrow was like
minor surgery, and the
after-effects lasted about
two or three days, after
which I felt myself again.
Amram says, "Tomer was
in the hospital for a month
and every day saw an im-
provement. It's over four
months since my bone mar-
row was transplanted into
my son, and the doctors be-
lieve that he is completely
cured. It is a miracle for
which we will be eternally
grateful to Hadassah."

Dr. Shimon Slavin, head
of the Transplantation Unit
at Hadassah, comments: "It
is, indeed, safe to assume
that Tomer is completely
cured. Up to 100 days after
transplantation of bone
marrow there is a danger of
rejection by the recipient
and of Graft-Versus-Host
Disease (GVHD), but the
tests have confirmed that
the transplant has been
completely successful."
Dr. Eliezer Rachmilewitz,
head of the Hematology De-
partment of Hadassah
which handles Thalassemia
patients, added that he has
two more candidates lined
up for such bone-marrow
transplants.
Thalassemia is a congeni-
tal blood disease in • which
the bone marrow produces
blood cells with abnormal
hemoglobin. This affects the
blood's ability to carry oxy-
gen to the tissues of the body
and results in serious
anemia, causing severe
changes in all the major or-
gans of the body. Until now
there has been no cure for
the disease. Sufferers have
characteristic taut facial
expressions and underde-
veloped bodies. Few survive
into adulthood. In order to
keep alive, they are given
from infancy blood transfu-
sions once every three to
four weeks.

FACILITIES: The Tournament will be
played on 10 indoor hard courts.

DATES: Wednesday, June 1 through

Seeding Information

TENNIS DIVISIONS

19111 W. 10 Mile Rd., Southfield 48075 • 357-2920

SINGLES or DOUBLES

Up to 2.5

Michigan Region of
Hadassah Spring Conference
to be in Lansing

Swimming, whirlpool,
saunas, • tennis, putting
green, if this appeals to you
plan to come early and stay
late and enjoy our Spring
Conference starting Sun-
day, May 22 (for Region
board members and chapter
and group presidents) and
those who want a day for re-
laxing. Or register at 9 a.m.
on Monday, May 23 at the
Harley Hotel of Lansing for
two days filled with exciting
and thought provoking
DREAMS, CHALLENGES
AND REALITIES.

Guest participants in-
clude Dr. Joel Shannon of
the Hadassah Medical_
Complex in Jerusalem; Dr.
Ralph Nurnberger, legisla-
tive liaison for AIPAC, pro-
fessor of Diplomatic History
and International Relations
at Georgetown University
will be the scholar in resi-
dence; and Helene Karpa, a
member of the National
Board of Hadassah will
serve as the conference ad-
visor.
Any Hadassah member
who did not receive a regis-
tration form in the mail
may call the office to have
one sent out.

Annette Meskin, President

Dental Health in
Jerusalem Schools

JERUSALEM — Dental
Hygiene students in the
Hebrew University-
Hadassah School of Dental
Medicine have launched a
campaign to promote dental
hygiene in Jerusalem
schools. They have distrib-
uted 5,000 toothbrushes,
tubes of toothpaste and
packs of dental floss in
classrooms.
Even though dental
treatment is extremely ex-
pensive, preventive dental
hygiene is grossly neglected
in Israel, and parents are
unaware that dental trou-
ble could be avoided accord-
ing to Dr. Jonathan Mann,
who heads the two-year
Dental Hygenist Course,
which is the first of its kind
in Israel and is now in its
fifth year.
The students give demon-
strations and explain how to
brush the teeth properly,
eat the right food, u s e
fluorides, and have regular
dental check-ups. They
have prepared a variety of
illustrative materials,
songs, games and teaching
programs on the subject.
The School of Dentistry,
founded by Alpha Omega
Fraternity, is maintained
by Hadassah.

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Send your gently used clothing and
household items to the HADASSAH THRIFT

SHOP. Tax deductible, of course!

224 W. 9 Mile
Ferndale, MI 547-8080

Mon.-Fri. 10-5
Sun. 11-4

2.5 to 3.0

3.5 to 4.0

YAJRZEIT IN ISRAEL

4.0 and up

Partner's Name

Phone No.

The Tournament Committee reserves the right lo place any player in any division for the good of the tournament

PLEASE CHECK:
ri Singles 525.00
0 Doubles $25.00
❑ Lunch Only $10.00
❑ I will be using the babysitter for

IYAR APRIL: 4-MAY: 2

children

Benjamin Katz

All contributions are tax deductible. Checks should be made payable to HADASSAH and

mailed

Rose Raskin

Harry L. Sommer

SIVAN MAY: 3-JUNE: 1

to

Barbara Gutman
28907 Rockledge Drive
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48018

Marc Alan Kunin

Frank Z. Wetsman

Each month we note the names of those dear ones for whom a benefactor has endowed a Yahrzeit to be
observed in perpetuity in the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem, within its beautiful
Synagogue crowned with the stained glass windows by Marc Chargall. Subscription is seven hundred fifty
dollars.

ENTRY MUST BE POSTMARKED BY W.EDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1983

Profits from this tournament will be used to support HADASSAH CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH



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