The inaugural board of the Jewish Medical Association of British Columbia. <\/i>(photo from JMABC)<\/i><\/p>\n
The newly incorporated Jewish Medical Association of British Columbia held a meeting at Schara Tzedeck Synagogue on May 29, with more than 70\u00a0physicians and allied healthcare professionals in attendance.<\/p>\n
Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt, spiritual leader of Congregation Schara Tzedeck, gave a lecture called How to Speak about Israel, detailing facts about the origins of the ancient Hebrews living in the biblical land, which is now Israel.\u00a0Special guests were Dr. Gregg Gardner, a professor in the University of British Columbia\u2019s department of Near Middle Eastern and religious studies, and Dr. Judith Paltin, a professor in UBC\u2019s department of English language and literature \u2013 they have recently formed the Jewish Academic Alliance of British Columbia.<\/p>\n
Prior to Rosenblatt speaking, the group engaged in table discussions on\u00a0strategic planning and the priorities of the association.\u00a0Many attendees were meeting for the first time in person.\u00a0Clinical psychologist Dr. Rotem Regev commented, \u201cIt was\u00a0such fantastic\u00a0event. I left feeling elated and uplifted. Such a relief to be in a room with so many esteemed and like-minded individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event was held just 24 hours prior to an arson attack on the synagogue.\u00a0The Jewish Medical Association promptly\u00a0put out a news statement and pleaded for UBC, health authorities and other institutions to take action to combat antisemitism and ensure safety for all.<\/p>\n
Dr. Marla Gordon, physician in Vancouver, initially started a group for Jewish physicians as a support network post-Oct. 7.\u00a0The group grew and, in January, became an incorporated organization under the co-leadership of Gordon and Dr. Larry Barzelai.\u00a0The association has bylaws, an appointed\u00a0inaugural\u00a0board and almost 200 members. It has expanded to include all allied health workers and professionals who identify as Zionists, including non-Jewish allies. In addition to hosting social, educational and wellness events, the JMA is combating the rise of antisemitism on campuses and in healthcare spaces.\u00a0The association is part of a larger network of recently formed medical associations across Canada, including Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and the Maritimes. To join the JMA, email\u00a0info@jmabc.ca<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u2013 Courtesy Jewish Medical Association of British Columbia<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The inaugural board of the Jewish Medical Association of British Columbia. (photo from JMABC) The newly incorporated Jewish Medical Association of British Columbia held a meeting at Schara Tzedeck Synagogue on May 29, with more than 70\u00a0physicians and allied healthcare professionals in attendance. Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt, spiritual leader of Congregation Schara Tzedeck, gave a lecture […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[801,23293,23001,22047],"class_list":["post-44492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","tag-antisemitism","tag-healthcare-professionals","tag-marla-gordon","tag-physicians"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}