MIAMI NEW DRAMA PRESENTS: TERROR
Directed by Tony Award-winner Gregory Mosher

Please join us at The Colony Theater on Lincoln Road in South Beach for our annual Miami Theater party and benefit for Soroka. Guests will be immersed an extraordinary theater experience theater experience. The show will be followed by a cocktail party on the promenade.

Terror confronts us with a moral dilemma strikingly relevant to our times. The audience is cast as the jury for the trial of a young pilot after he shoots down a hijacked flight headed for a stadium full of people. It’s up to you to decide whether he’s a murderer or a hero.

Gregory Mosher is one of the most important theater director's of our time, having produced nearly 200 plays between New York and London. Recent work on Broadway includes A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller and That Championship Season by Jason Miller. The legendary artistic director of Lincoln Center, recipient of a Drama Desk Special Award, and two-time Tony Award-winner is bringing this exhilarating and thought-provoking show to the Colony for a limited run. Benefit Tickets will go on sale in January, beginning at $75.

The Pierre Hotel, New York City, 6 pm.

Chaired by Angela Retelny, our fifth Annual Blue & White Night Gala Benefit Dinner promises to be a spectacular and dynamic evening, as we honor David Dubinsky (1892 – 1982), one of Soroka’s legendary founding fathers. Dubinsky was one of the worlds most important labor leaders, and president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. A great humanitarian, Dubinsky received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Please contact the office for additional information or to join the committee 914-725-9070, AmericanFriends@Soroka.org.

Join Friends of Soroka on a memorable trip of a lifetime, a unique immersion into Israeli life and culture. Though unique experiences curated especially for us, including insights into the High Tech & Fashion industries and the arts, as well as briefings by dignitaries, participants will come away with a deep understanding of Israeli life. Meet with some of Soroka’s most interesting physicians, and experience for yourself the spectacular development of the Negev and the majestic history of the country. The trip will feature deluxe accommodations, and all meals will be kosher. Please contact the office for additional information. This trip is not ideally suited for children under the age of 16.

Canadian Friends of Soroka Medical Center was launched by Hy Eliasoph, President of the Board and Francesca David, Executive Director, on November 2, 2016, with greetings from Galit Baram, the newly arrived Consul General from Israel. Over 40 guests were introduced to the unique and vital role that Soroka Medical Center plays in the lives of the residents of the Negev and as the front line of medicine during times of conflict. Professor Michael Bar Zohar, the internationally acclaimed author, speaker, researcher, two-time member of the Knesset and a high ranking IDF officer who served as a paratrooper in four wars, held the audience spellbound as he recounted personal stories and intimate moments he spent with David Ben Gurion and many other famous Israeli political leaders during the past fifty years. Professor Bar Zohar also shared the story about events leading to the establishment of Soroka, and about its longstanding relationship with its neighbor Ben Gurion University. One of the highlights of the evening was the showing of rare clips from a video documenting the life of David Ben Gurion, and including Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres among other Israeli leaders, produced by Professor Bar Zohar over 40 years ago. For additional Information please contact Francesca David at i_david@sympatico.ca or (905)-770-4720

In collaboration with The Tahor Group, Soroka Medical Center participated in the first ever Israeli Designers Fashion Show to be an official NYC fashion week event. Tobi Rubenstein Schneier and Nancy Torres of Tahor conceived and produced a night to remember, featuring beautiful designs of Maya Negri, facilitated by Howard Aubrey. Soroka Medical Center was proud to be selected as the Charitable Partner for the Tahor Group’s Israeli Fashion series. Many thanks to our team, led by Ronit Fischer and Susan Buckler, for their tireless efforts. The evening featured a special presentation by Soroka Board member Carlos Gutierrez Jr., and greetings by Israel’s Consul General in New York, Ambassador Dani Dayan.

The following special funds have been established at Soroka this year. Donations can be earmarked for any of these funds, and please contact us to establish your own.