You and Your Genes — genetic screening
Sunday, November 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
One in four Ashkenazi Jews is a carrier of at least one in 19 genetic diseases; one in three Sephardic or Persian Jews is a carrier of at least one in eight diseases. If you and your partner happen to both be carriers of a genetic disease, your future children could be at risk. Everyone between the ages of 18 and 50 considering children is invited to this community screening to get tested and learn more. Screening is affordable to those who hold
any Washington State health insurance.
If you do not have insurance, please contact Nancy Citrin at 404-312-4892 or [email protected].
Registration is recommended. Visit jgdprevention.cvent.com/GetScreenedSeattle. At Hillel at the University of Washington, 4745 17th Ave. NE, Seattle.
Temples De Hirsch Sinai and Beth Am to swab for bone marrow donors on Yom Kippur
Temple De Hirsch Sinai and Temple Beth Am, in partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism and Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, will be organizing a bone marrow registration drive this Yom Kippur, October 4. Gift of Life is North America’s only Jewish bone marrow donor registry. A simple cheek swab has the potential to connect donors with patients suffering from leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood cancers and genetic disorders.