L-R: Bill Bernstein, Shelby Goodman, Manford Mosk, Dr. Dan Oppenheim
On June 20, the Bel Air, California home of Evelyn and Bill Bernstein was filled with over 100 supporters when the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center held an informative event on Parkinson's disease. Guests watched a video highlighting Rabin Medical Center's stem cell and other research projects. Dr. Jeff Bronstein professor of neuroglogy and director of movement disorders at the UCLA School of Medicine and Mike Pursel of Teva Neroscience spoke about latest developments in Parkinson's research and treatment. Dr. Dan Oppenheim, CEO of the Rabin Medical Center, spoke about Israel's premier medical complex, while Dr. Joshua Plaut, national executive director of the American Friends thanked the group for helping to launch the organization's new presence in Southern California.
On Sunday, June 9th the American Friends of Rabin Medical Center hosted its’ Third Annual NYC Schlep: Breast and Ovarian Cancer 5k Run/Walk.
On June 5th, 2006, Rabin Medical Center was honored to host
Rabbi Richard Yellin and a delegation from Temple Emeth in
Delray Beach, Florida.
After a long waiting period, seven people received a new lease on life as the medical teams at Rabin Medical Center performed seven organ transplants in 48 hours.