Oct

16 2016

POSTPONED Maimonides Society Bagel Brunch: Genetic Screenings

10:15AM - 11:45AM  

Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley 702 N. 22nd Street
Allentown, PA 18104
610-435-3571

Contact Jeri Zimmerman
610-821-5500
jeri@jflv.org

NEW DATE TBA

Karen Arnovitz Grinzaid, senior director of JScreen and an instructor at the Emory University School of Medicine, will discuss genetic issues in the Jewish community and the importance of people learning about their genetics. 

Her talk will focus on carrier screening for those who are planning to have children in the future, along with genetic diseases that impact the Jewish community like breast and ovarian cancer. 

Free for Maimonides members and spouses, $10 for community members. RSVP to 610-821-5500 or mailbox@jflv.org.

Read a Q&A with the speaker in HAKOL