Healing Spines, Transforming Lives
Date: September 23, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: The Ora at the Morganroth Event Center | 578 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232
Dr. Rick Hodes is medical director of JDC (The Joint) in Ethiopia. A native of Long Island, he graduated from Middlebury College, University of Rochester Medical School, and trained in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview. He has lived and worked in Ethiopia for nearly 40 years. He has cared for Ethiopian immigrants to Israel, and worked in with refugees in Albania, Rwanda, Zaire, and Tanzania. He practices in an Addis Ababa city hospital, specializing in spinal deformities. He consults at Mother Teresa’s Mission. He was a CNN Hero, has been ABC’s Person of the Week, is the subject of documentaries “Making the Crooked Straight,” and “Zemene” and a book by Marilyn Berger “This is a Soul-the Mission of Rick Hodes.” He lives in Addis Ababa with his Ethiopian family. www.Rickhodes.org
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As one of our Federation’s key overseas partners, JDC (The Joint) helps bring Federation’s global impact to life. You’ll learn how your support of Federation enables JDC (The Joint) to provide lifesaving aid, respond to crises, and strengthen Jewish communities in more than 70 countries worldwide.
Questions? Please contact Kim Adler – kadler@jfedsrq.org
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