AFRMC's Wall Street, High Tech and Life Sciences activists
On June 25, 2008, American Friends of Rabin Medical Center held the first event of a newly-formed group, Wall Street, High Tech and Life Sciences industries (WHALE), to benefit the new Emergency and Trauma Center at Rabin Medical Center. This networking event on Wall Street had the theme of "Wall Street Celebrates Israel at 60." About 125 guests enjoyed the evening. There was elegant organic Israeli cuisine, and an Israeli and jazz music ensemble. Israeli Consul General Asaf Shariv graced the event with his presence, speaking about Israel’s achievements after 60 years, followed by a fascinating presentation by Annaline Dinkelmann, a Wall Street historian, on the history of Jews on Wall Street.
Robert Hunter, Chairman of New York Downtown Hospital and a well-known financial services figure, spoke eloquently about the development of the Hospital, and noted the similarities with the Rabin Medical Center. A moving video, showcasing the work of the Emergency and Trauma Center at Rabin Medical Center, was shown to the assembled crowd. The evening was capped off by an appearance by New York Police Comissioner Raymond Kelly. Commerce Bank underwrote and sponsored this event, hosting this high-class evening in a landmark Commerce Bank on Wall Street. The high-powered event committee included individuals from investments banks, Life Sciences companies, from the Israeli trade mission and from various businesses and business forums in New York City and the Tri-State area.
IceCure Medical, an Israeli company developing a minimally invasive medical device for treating tumors, announced that it will start offering its technology in Israel in upcoming weeks.
Nechama Rivlin, the 73-year-old wife of Israel’s 10th President Reuven Rivlin, received a lung transplant at [Israel’s] Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, following a serious decline in her condition due to chronic pulmonary fibrosis.
This year's Miami Tropical Half-Marathon in January brought runners
and observers to motivate and encourage the Trobman Family in their
effort to combat cancer.