
The Sixth Annual Cheryl Diamond NYC 5k Schlep Run / Walk in Battery Park on June 5, 2016 highlighted the BRCA Gene Multidisciplinary Clinic, serving women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer. The race also funds research for cancer cures at Rabin Medical Center’s Davidoff Cancer Center in Israel, a world-class facility for the treatment and prevention of cancer.
The event was co-sponsored by American Self Storage, JCRC-NY, Israeli-American Council, the Celebrate Israel Day Parade, Central Synagogue, Congregation Emanu-El NYC, El Al Airlines, Congregation Ohab Zedek, Consulate General of Israel in NY, 14th Street Y, JLL, IDB Bank, NYU Bronfman Center, Shiboleth, Shleppers Moving & Storage, StorageBlue, and Tamid. AFRMC thanks all teams, runners, walkers, sponsors, donors, and NBA champion, Richard “Rip” Hamilton.
Inspired by Israeli model Rotem Sela’s Instagram post, “Arabs are also human beings,” Dr. Nadav Granat decided he wanted to take action too.
In September, 2015, at age 51, Melissa Arnold was
diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Her immediate
reaction was relief. She had felt awful for
months, with pain in her upper chest and
weird bloating in her stomach and legs.
In the aftermath of the Israel-Lebanon War in August 2006, a
star-studded group of 550 supporters of American Friends of
Rabin Medical Center (AFRMC) arrived at Cipriani on 42nd Street
on November 5, 2006 to help Israel during difficult times.