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PURELY COMMENTARY

Road in West Bloomfield, is named in 
honor of Sarah and her husband. 
In 2007, Sarah’s son and daughter-
in-law, William and Karen Davidson, 
on behalf of Guardian Industries, gave 
$75 million to Hadassah to construct 
a new inpatient tower at Hadassah 
Hospital Ein Kerem. It was named the 
Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital 
Tower by her children, Dorothy 
Gerson and Bill Davidson, in mem-
ory of their mother. “The power of family 
is truly a binding one,
” said the late Bill 
Davidson, adding that he felt privileged to be 
in the third generation of his family to sup-
port Hadassah’s achievements and goals, as 
reported in the Detroit Jewish News in 2012. 

DISCOVER YOUR PASSIONS
On Fridays, I receive an email, Here & Now, 
from Hadassah Greater Detroit. I scroll 
through the email, scanning the upcoming 
activities. Last February, I found this: Join the 
Hadassah Writer’s Circle. 
 It said, “Join the Hadassah Writers’ Circle, 
a group of volunteer leaders, members 
and others, and write first-person stories 
about Hadassah’s world-class medical care, 
advocacy campaigns, programs or what 
Hadassah means to you. You can also write 
about Shabbat, the holidays, volunteering, 

mentoring or other topics and how they are 
connected to Hadassah. We’ll brainstorm 
with you and guide you through the writing 
process.
” 
My interest was piqued. I sent an email 
attaching a personal essay about the holi-
day of Purim. Growing up, I loved to write. 
Recently, I joined a memoir writing class. So, 
here it was — a place to send my articles and 
actually get published. The Hadassah Media 
& Public Relations Department responded 
immediately. Soon, I had five articles pub-
lished in the Times of Israel Blogs, as well as 
one article in the JN. 
Mandy Garver, president of Hadassah 
Greater Detroit region, wrote in one of her 
columns: “That’s one of the many things I 
love about Hadassah! Whatever your pas-
sion — and whether you’ve discovered it yet 
or not — Hadassah has an outlet for you. 

Discover your writing talent through 
Hadassah Writers’ Circle. Advocate 
on behalf of women’s health through 
advocacy. Love to read? Join one of 
Hadassah’s book clubs and hear first-
hand from authors of current books 
through One Book, One Hadassah. 
Do you like to exercise? Every Move 
Counts just started a new session last 
Tuesday. Community, sisterhood, tik-
kun olam — we have it all! Spending 
some time on the Hadassah website to see 
what all is available to you as a member is 
time well spent, I guarantee.
” 
Mandy is right! In addition to supporting 
Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel and 
advocacy for women in the U.S., Hadassah 
locally provides many opportunities to meet 
other women, attend interesting and diverse 
programs (even a Shabbaton at our local 
Camp Tamarack) and explore new inter-
ests. I have found my niche at the Hadassah 
Writers’ Circle. You, too, can find your own 
niche at Hadassah. 
Thank you, Hadassah for providing me 
a home for my interest and passion for 
writing. Join us! Be part of our powerful 
community. 

Beverly Kent Goldenberg has been a Life Member of 

Hadassah since 1968. She lives in Huntington Woods.

BEVERLY KENT GOLDENBERG

Hadassah House 
in West Bloomfield

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