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city of hope
Seeking ‘Hope4Adam,’ they found it
Jewish Journal
December 14, 2016
When 31-year-old Adam Krief started chemotherapy this past summer for a rare form of blood cancer, he knew it wouldn’t save his life; it could only buy him time.
Bone Marrow: The best kind of gift
Jewish Journal
September 3, 2014
In 2002, Los Angeles native Ronnel Conn was an undergraduate at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. When he heard there would be a bone marrow donor drive at the campus Hillel for a D.C. local in need, he showed up and got his cheek swabbed, because, he said, “It seemed like the right thing to do.”
City of Hope: A match made in … Israel
Jewish Journal
May 15, 2013
When Joseph Mandel went to City of Hope in Duarte after his diagnosis with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in 2009, he remembers his doctor giving him a very clear message: “If we don’t find you a donor — like, in a year — you might not be here.”
City of Hope restores, rededicates chapel
Jewish Journal
August 1, 2012
On a recent sunny afternoon, City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, celebrated the unveiling of its newly restored campus synagogue. Now dubbed the La Kretz House of Hope, the chapel has been renamed for philanthropist Morton La Kretz, who donated $1 million toward the project in 2009.
Briefs: 100th birthday for Workmen’s Circle; ‘Kosher’ is numero uno
Jewish Journal
January 4, 2008
100th birthday for Workmen\’s Circle; \’Kosher\’ is numero uno; Billionaire Leviev Leaving Israel; Israeli Airport Profiling Reviewed; Nazi HQ to be Learning Center
That Pioneer Spirit
Michael Aushenker
October 4, 2001
On Oct. 11, City of Hope will honor Edgar Bronfman Jr. with its Spirit of Life Award.
Healthy Future
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
October 26, 2000
Smiling at the memory of being asked to serve as chairman of the board of City of Hope, Jack Suzar confides, \”They caught me in one of the weakest points of my life.\”
Weathering the Crisis
Naomi Pfefferman
March 12, 1998
The City of Hope, the esteemed charity, cancer hospital and research center, is under attack. But supporters of the charity, whose roots run deep into the Jewish community, are coming to its defense.
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