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Hadassah Thanks Ambassador Killion
Hadassah thanks U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) David Killion for his actions opposing anti-Semitism.

Israeli Specialists Trained in Groundbreaking Surgical Technique
An innovative procedure to remove cancerous tumors from the gastrointestinal tract was performed at the Hadassah University Medical Center’s Institute of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases recently.

Hadassah Medical Organization Mourns Two Exceptional Colleagues
Two recent deaths have affected the staff at Hadassah Medical Organization. Arik Zukert, Director of R&D since 1994, died December 6 at home after a long and heroic fight against cancer. Dr. Ido Yatsiv, 57, Director of Hadassah's Pediatric Intensive Care unit, died December 3 as a result of massive internal bleeding following surgery.

Iran Sanctions Update
On December 2, the Senate voted unanimously for sanctions targeting the Central Bank of Iran (CBI)—which is widely suspected of financing Iran's nuclear program—and banks that do business with it and the United States.

Howard Jacobson To Receive Harold U. Ribalow Prize
Hadassah Magazine hasannounced that this year’s Harold U. Ribalow Prize will be awarded to Howard Jacobson, who wrote The Finkler Question, published in 2010. Every year, Hadassah Magazine honors an author who has created an outstandingwork of fiction on a Jewish theme. The Finkler Question also wasawarded the 2010 Man Booker Prize.

Planting Methuselah
On November 24, 2011, a ceremony was held on Kibbutz Ketura to plant the famous date palm “Methuselah”. The ceremony was attended by distinguished guests from Israel and abroad, including Lord David Wolfson and Marcie Natan, the National President of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America.

Young Judaea Names Inaugural Executive Director
In its latest move towardindependence, Young Judaea announcedtoday that Simon Klarfeld, a highly regarded community builder andinnovative educator with critical skills in organizational change, will becomeits inaugural executive director. Klarfeld is taking the reins at a momentous time in the youth movement’s102-year history, as it branches off from its longtime parent organization, Hadassah, the Women’s ZionistOrganization of America.