In 2024 the Lemonade Fund awarded a record number of grants to underprivileged Israeli cancer patients in order to alleviate their financial stress. The Lemonade Fund, (Israel’s first and only breast cancer emergency relief fund,) provides newly diagnosed...
I learned a great deal from a recent webinar entitled “Managing Financial Toxicity: Addressing the Hidden Costs of Cancer” hosted by our colleague and supporter Shareshet, the national organization for the U.S. Jewish Breast & Ovarian Cancer community. There were...
On December 3, 2024 at a gala event in Jerusalem Lemonade Fund founder and Director Shari Mendes, was one of the twelve 2023 and 2024 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize recipients honored for their exceptional contributions to Israeli society....
Every year Nefesh B'Nefesh honors Olim (immigrants) from English-speaking countries who have made a significant impact on Israeli society. Lemonade Fund founder Shari Mendes was presented the Sylvan Adams Bonei Zion Award for Community & Non-Profit at the...
On December 3, 2024 at a gala event in Jerusalem Lemonade Fund founder and Director Shari Mendes, was one of the twelve 2023 and 2024 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize recipients honored for their exceptional contributions to Israeli society. Read...
Lemonade Fund founder Shari Mendes was one of three outstanding NGO founders honored on Aliya Day 2024. Israel's National Aliyah Day commemorates the contribution of immigrants toward building Israel's shared future. The stories of three female immigrants who chose to...
A study published by researchers from the Radiation Oncology Department, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the School of Behavioral Sciences at the Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yaffo revealed...
The Israel Lemonade Fund mourns our fallen today, one year after that fateful day, October 7, 2023. We are praying for the safe return of our hostages, the safety of our soldiers and the protection of our people. We will prevail in the face of...
Lemonade Fund Executive Director Shari Mendes was a guest on Episode 58 of the popular Good People Fund podcast about her work at the Lemonade Fund. Tune in here and enjoy other episodes from leading founders and initiatives in Israel and the U.S. supported by...
Thirteen years ago this week I was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine mammogram. Out of the blue…no risks, no family history - ‘shocked’ is an understatement. And suddenly I found myself in a world of illness, isolation and fear. Thank God, I had good care...