New York – Jewish Girl Raises 300G For Cancer Dad

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    Alison Wasserman. She helped raise money for cancer research since her father Craig was stricken with brain cancer. Pictured with photos of her with her Dad. (photo by Tamara Beckwith)New York – For her 13th birthday in June, Alison Wasserman gave her ailing dad a gift of love — she raised more than $300,000 for brain-cancer research.

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    It had been two years since her lawyer father, Craig Wasserman, 49, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. For the “mitzvah,” or good-deed part of her bat mitzvah, Alison decided “to help my dad and raise money.”

    The Upper East Side girl teamed with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Equinox fitness clubs for a “Kids for Survival” fund-raiser in January.

    The teenager — who has been nominated for a New York Post Liberty Medal in the Young Heart category by family friend Sandra Carreon-John — has philanthropy in her blood. Her grandfather, the late Bert Wasserman, was a former chief financial officer of Time Warner who was a generous donor.

    Alison says she is learning valuable lessons from her dad. “He’s taught me to always be resilient and never give up,” she said. “He’s always had a positive attitude. He never complains.”

    And her father has learned a lot about his daughter. “I’m so proud of Ali,” he said.


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    13 years ago

    What a true golden heart this young girl has.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    mi kamcha yisroel…in this zechus may he have a refuah shliemah bsoch klal yisroel ..moshiach now!!!!!!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    i guess she could of just asked zaidey. .

    grandson1
    grandson1
    13 years ago

    In Zechus for raising such a wonderful child, may Hashem send Malach Rafoel to bensch him with a Refuah Shelaimah.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    To all those yidden whose understanding of daas torah would limit opportunities and subordinate jewish girls to the home under the control of their fathers or husbands, maybe this girl will strech your cerebral limits and realize what greatness can come from jewish women.

    kollelfaker
    kollelfaker
    13 years ago

    incredible what this young lady did our childrenm should learn from her what is correct and proper cbehavior to ones parents

    13 years ago

    To number three: Your dumb comment shows what type of person you are.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    refuah shilimah

    13 years ago

    #3: You are truly an idiot. What would possess you to make such a moronic and uncalled for comment about such a wonderful child. This is a true “feel good” story – then you have to throw cold water on it.

    13 years ago

    What a beautiful mitzvah…Kol Hakavod to the Wassermans for raising such a wonderful young girl.
    It shows their dedication to the jewish values of torah umitzvos and maasim toyvim.
    May Mr.Wasserman have a refuah shelema bekorov mamash.
    Its interesting how this young girl from a seemingly family modern jewish family has brought such a kiddush hashem on klal yisroel.
    To # 3
    and NO she did not ask the grandfather AH to give her the money…she is not from lakewood or satmar…normal people like the Wassermans earn money the old fashioned way..they work for it…like Allison did.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    Guys. Chill. I think number three was trying to say — she could have asked her ziedy for money. But she didn’t. She collected the money!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    13 years ago

    No. 10 you’re full with hatred against Hasidic jews, God knows why. And on a side point she did RAISE the money.

    kollelfaker
    kollelfaker
    13 years ago

    no. 10 well said you hit it head on

    13 years ago

    Number 15 people who don’t do anything but knock hate people who do. Satmar is known for it’s chessed both to the frum and the secular also. All the liberals who knock the conservative about how selfish they are are all waiting for the government to do something but not them. They save their own money for personal use. Maybe Satmar go from strength to strength

    Joe-Shmoe
    Joe-Shmoe
    13 years ago

    #5
    Your hate knows no bounds! SHAME ON YOU! here we have a wonderful girl who did something really inspiring, has nothing to do with orthodox, (which in your ignorance, knows no facts, which is that there are SOOOOO MANY orthodox jewish ladies girls and wives who keep on working constantly to help even people like you! who hate them and waste no second slandering them! They have many many more organizations, (many people together), AND many individuals who did sooo much more for another Jew, than you can dream of in a lifetime. (sure, you still have to try to dream of a jewish girl doing something constructive for another human being and only then can you try imagining what these wonderful role models do.

    I hope you wake up one day (being in the hospital for only simchas) and see for yourself what these orthodox women do.

    The-Macher
    The-Macher
    13 years ago

    In fact Orthodox women and girls often raise money for people they hardly know, with no fanfare, and no coverage.