Rochelle Shoretz
Rochelle Shoretz, a two-time breast cancer survivor, founded Sharsheret to connect young Jewish women fighting breast cancer following her own diagnosis at age 28. A Centennial Scholar graduate of Barnard College and a Kent Scholar graduate of Columbia Law School, Rochelle served as a law clerk in 1999 to United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
For her pioneering efforts in establishing Sharsheret, Rochelle was named a “Woman to Watch” by Jewish Woman Magazine and a Yoplait Champion in the Fight Against Breast Cancer, and was honored by the Philadelphia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Israel Cancer Research Foundation. She is a board member and alumna of the Joshua Venture Group, as well as a graduate of the Berrie Fellows Leadership Program of the UJA-Federation of Northern New Jersey.
Rochelle has served as a resource for major media on issues related to breast cancer in young women. She has appeared on The Today Show, CBS News, and Fox News, and in more than 100 articles published online and in newspapers across the country, including the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. The mother of two, Rochelle lives in Teaneck, New Jersey, with her sons, Shlomo and Dovid.