Joshua Venture Group

Sharsheret, Hebrew for “chain,” is a national organization of cancer survivors dedicated to addressing the unique concerns of young Jewish women facing breast cancer. Sharsheret provides culturally sensitive support to young Jewish women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer, as well as to those facing the risk of developing breast cancer, and offers related resources for Jewish communities and health care organizations. Since the organization’s founding, Sharsheret has launched ten national programs and has responded to more than 19,000 calls and emails from health care professionals, Jewish organizations, women’s organizations, women affected by breast cancer, their families, and friends.

Sharsheret’s efforts to support young women and educate health care professionals have been recognized with prestigious awards and significant media coverage. The organization has been featured in more than 75 publications and media outlets nationwide, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Self, and CBS News. For its critical services, Sharsheret was awarded the New York State Innovation in Breast Cancer Research Award.

Bio
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.