Inc Inc NazarethNazareth Project ProjectInc Winter 2020 PartneringPartneringPartnering withwith NazarethNazareth with Trust TrustNazareth inin NazarethNazareth Trust in and andNazareth surroundingsurrounding and surrounding areasareas areas Dr. Salam Hadid Appointed Director of Nazareth School of Nursing Last month, the Nazareth School of Nursing welcomed a new director and acknowledged the many achievements of retiring director, Dr. Dr. Salem Hadid, Director of Nazareth Amal Khazin. Building School of Nursing on the foundational work of Dr. Nancy Martin, Dr. Amal brought program and reputation of the nurses led her to teaching posts excellence to her post for 25 institution. at Safed Nursing School and years and had a great impact on Safed Academic College before the development of the school. The new director, Dr. Salam joining the Nazareth School of Hadid, brings an impressive Nursing. When Dr. Amal took over the track record of her own. She school, it had just started offering has a Master’s in Nursing Like Dr. Amal, Dr. Salam has a its official Registered Nursing Administration from Tel Aviv strong faith in God and asserts course. She oversaw the growth University and did her PhD that this will be the basis of of the RN program and also through the University of Haifa. her leadership. With a strong developed a four-year Bachelor‘s background in nursing, degree option. Throughout her career, Dr. academia and Salam has balanced leadership, Under Dr. Amal‘s leadership, clinical work alongside she brings a enrollment numbers grew academic research A family foundation unique blend alongside the quality of the and teaching. She has pledged $25,000 of skills and started out as experience an Emergency to be matched by to ensure Department nurse December 1. that at the Galilee Nazareth Medical Center Your contributions School of before specializing will help us to meet the Nursing in clinical pain continues management. match requirement. to thrive Thank you! and develop. Her desire to invest Dr. Amal Khazin and herself in developing Nancy Martin future generations of Nazareth Hospital Highlights Importance of Why support NPI? Cooperation to Defeat Coronavirus Your contributions to NPI are critical Dr. Fahed The Covid-19 for obtaining U.S.government Hakim speaks crisis has brought grants and to help us grow the level with Israeli increased of support that we are giving to Minister of Health, Yuli recognition Nazareth Hospital, Nazareth School Edelstein, of Nursing and the other ministries (right) and to Nazareth Director Hospital as the of the Nazareth Trust. General of the Ministry, prime emergency Hezi Levi. care hospital in The Hospital has faced many (center) the area. On tough challenges during 2020. The October 6, 2020, during a second nationwide lockdown due to high infection rates in Coronavirus pandemic required Israel, the Minister of Health, Yuli Edelstein, accompanied by the Director General of extra wards to safely treat Covid-19 the Ministry, Prof. Hezi Levi, visited Nazareth Hospital. patients with quality and loving care. The delegation saw the tents used for Coronavirus screening, the special Covid-19 At the same time revenues from wards and other departments in the Hospital. standard operations dropped as several departments reduced During the visit, Dr. Fahed Hakim, Medical Director services due to the of the Hospital, highlighted the unique role that pandemic. 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Help us go the EXTRA mile together! guaranteed Kauffman@everence. com or howardgood@ payments for life. nazarethproject.org NazarethProject.org Book review of Lives of love and service at home and abroad TOGETHER IN GALILEE The love and support Bob Retired physician, Robert Martin felt from his family gave him of York, PA complied a book about confidence to do adventurous his life. It includes lots of photos; things. He participated in a a chronological telling of his life’s National Institutes of Health story, marriage to Nancy Rudy and human nutrition experiment as a their 18 years of medical missionary post college student. He tackled service in Nazareth. hospital administration when his training was as a physician. After buying the book, look at the He took months-long Hebrew pictures. There are lots included. It language study to prepare for will be like looking through a family relating to both workers and photo album on one of your visits to government officials in Israel. their home. The only thing missing And later, after moving back to will be a family member beside ROBERT MARTIN ROBERT York County, he did kayaking on you adding interesting tidbits and the Susquehanna River. responding to your questions. But you might get lucky if you know Theone life story of Nancy’s work with the Nazareth of them and can have them sit withDr. Robert you. Martin and his wifeSchool of Nursing was essential to get local Nancy, serving through medicalnursing staff trained, as the Israeli government Don’t buy the book if you are ministryexpecting at Nazareth great Hospitalhad in begun restricting visas for workers from other war stories. Though the 1967 Six Day War countries. The 18 graduates in the first nursing Israel during the years 1965-95. zipped past and the Gulf War started during class, were$15 quickly employed at the hospital or in the times the Martin family was in Israel, they government positions. do get a chapter. But “the glories of war” are Masthof not glorious to a healer. PRESS &Currently, BOOKSTORE Nazareth Hospital is one of the largest employers in Nazareth. The School In choosing how you read the book, be sure youPhone: 610-286-0258of Nursing has been judged one of the best read the chapter on Nancy’s cancer diagnosis www.Masthof.comin Israel. Both are built on foundations laid and death before you read the children’s by Bob Martin as a hospital administrator, reflections. Karen’s reflection is especially and Nancy Martin, who developed the RN moving with that previous chapter in mind. education program. After their return to the U.S., Bob was involved in expanding the work of Nazareth Project and FEBRUARY 28, 2021: Nancy served on the Board of Nazareth Trust in Virtual event: Information about Edinburgh, Scotland. volunteer chaplaincy opportunities at Nazareth Hospital and a training Bob currently lives in York County, PA in a home session on cross-cultural chaplaincy he and Nancy built on land leased from their daughter, Karen. NOVEMBER 7-13, 2021: The Nazareth Challenge which includes either the “Cycle the 3 Seas” bike ride or the “Jesus Trail” hike Together in Galilee can be purchased from Masthof Press of Morgantown PA for $15. NOVEMBER 11-21, 2021: Nazareth Project-sponsored tour to --Review written by David R. Hiebert, Scottdale PA, and a former board member of Nazareth Project. Israel/Palestine Mark the date! NazarethProject.org NON-PROFIT ORG. Nazareth Project, Inc. US POSTAGE 237 North Prince St. Ste. 305 PAID Lancaster, PA 17603 LANCASTER, PA NazarethProject.org PERMIT NO. 585 Exciting News 1 Dr. Salam Hadid is new director of INSIDE Nazareth School of Nursing 2 Minister of Health visits Nazareth Hospital 3 Special gift options during November: ExtraGive with credit card fees covered $25,000 pledge to be matched by December 1 4 Book review of Together in Galilee www.freeisraelphotos.com.