In 1973 Shellie Wislizki, a native New Yorker, followed her heart and immigrated to Israel with her Israeli-born husband. A mother of three, she joined the staff of Rabin Medical Center two years ago as the North Amercian Liaison. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Relations from the University of Buffalo. In her position, she organizes and coordinates public relations between the hospital and the office of American Friends, prepares media materials, writes articles for Vital Signs, and posts updates on hospital activities and accomplishments.
For the last 36 days I have been on active duty, serving in a reserve infantry battalion under an "extra active service" order, as part of "Operation Protective Edge" and Israel's war in Gaza against Hamas.
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.
Professor Bernardo Vidne, Chairman and Director of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Rabin Medical Center and top cardiac surgeon in Israel today, did not follow the mold of those students who were destined to become physicians.