L-R: Yvonne and Barry Cohen, Dr. Dean Ad-El
In the middle of August during the Israel-Lebanon war, Stephen and Yvette Cohen Pomerantz hosted an event at their New York City home with Dr. Dean Ad-El, Director of Plastic Surgery at Rabin Medical Center. Dr. Ad-El spoke to the assembled about "Israel & Rabin Medical Center Facing War," and a new piece of equipment for burn treatment was donated.
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.
The Abe and Irene Pollin Award of Excellence was presented to
four staff members of Rabin Medical Center for outstanding excellence
in their work.
Dr. Jerry Sussman, a longtime friend of Israel and today the President of Rotary Coral Springs in Parkland, Florida, worked together with Rotary Petah TIkvah to purchase a special respirator for the Trauma Unit at Rabin Medical Center.