lege under her belt. Again, we
thought perhaps college life in a
sorority at U-M. might sway her
in a different direction.”
Alon added, “The reality is
that Laurenne never lost her
interest in the military and
begged me to start training her
by practicing with me at the
shooting range. It was one of
my proudest moments.”
Long story short, Laurenne
began her service to the IDF
in an elite artillery unit, sta-
tioned in the middle of the
desert. With her skills in
weaponry, she was soon pro-
moted to an instructor, teach-
ing new recruits how to shoot.
Instruction was all done in
Hebrew.
“It’s a tough base to live on,”
says Shari. “As an American,
she could have taken a much
easier route to serve in the
army. She’s all of 5 feet tall — a
little girl — who now carries
a very big gun. She has a great
responsibility and takes pride
that she is giving her time
and her heart to the country
she loves so much. Our family
couldn’t be more proud of her
dedication to the land we all
call home.”

In Honor
of National
Nurses Week
May 6- May 12

Carol Bass, BSN, RN

Andee Marcus, MS, ANP-BC

Linda Belkin, RN, BSN

Adele Fishbein Mattingly, RN

Nancy R. Berman, MSN, ANP-BC, FAANP

Phyllis Meer, RN, BSN, CPNP
Happiest Baby Educator,
Infant Massage Therapist

Debbie Bernstein, MBA, RN

Carmen Biederman, RN

Randee Bloom, RN, MBA, PhD

Bonnie Topper-Bricker, RN, CHPN

The Greater
Detroit Chapter
of Hadassah
Nurses Council

Recognizes
and Supports
Our Colleagues
in Israel.

Marilyn Chandross, NP

Cindy Diskin, DNP, APN, BC

Marilynn Emmer, RN

Deedee Fair, RN

Jane M. Foreman, RN, BSN, M.Ed. IT

Pam Friedman, CRNA, MS

Susan D. Greenberg Gibbs, MSN, RN, CCM

Meredith Goldberg, RN, MSN

Carol Golob, RN, BSN, MPA

Sharon Gadoth-Goodman, RN

Meryl Greene, RN, BSN

Sandra Hodess, RN, BSN

Elaine Horowitz, RN

Libby Kaplan, RN

Susan B. Kay, RN, M.ED, BSN

Jane Kessler, RN, BSN

Susan T. Lankowsky, RN, MSN

Marilyn Levitt, RN

Susan Loss

Marcia Meisner, RN, BSN

Joyce Meckler-Miller, RN, BSN

Kathi Moss, RN

Lauren Neuman

Julie Nitzkin, RN, BSN, CCM, PWC

Barbara Osher, RN

Elaine Robins, RN

Michelle Seid, RN, BSN

Elaine Serling, RN, BSN

Barbara Jacknow Shreve, BSN, RN

Deborah L. Silverman, BSN, MSN, CMS, RN

Irene Soble, RN, MS

Barbara Stern, RN, BSN

Dana Stern, RN, BSN

Kim McColl-Teweles, RN, BSN

Carol Walters, RN, BSN

Sandra L. Mish-Weiss, RN, BSN

Lois Winer, RN, MEd

Wendy Winkler, RN, BSN, CHPN, CHPPN

Alice Zacks, BSN, MSN

Beth D. Zoller, RN

For membership information, call Hadassah (248) 683-5030

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Reflecting on her daughter’s
choice, Julie Goldstein com-
ments, “I am very proud of
Andrea’s commitment to serve
in the IDF. She has bravely
accepted the responsibility
of defending Israel and the
challenges and sacrifices this
service entails.
“My mother recently visited
Andrea in Israel. After the
visit, they said goodbye to one
another and, as Andrea got
in the taxi to leave, my mom
said to the driver, ‘Take good
care of my soldier.’ The driver
replied, ‘You mean our soldier.’
This is a small example of the
gratitude Israelis have for the
Lone Soldiers.”
Andrea recently graduated
basic training and started her
service in the IDF Air Force.
After her tour of duty in
Israel, she plans to attend
college and study business.

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