90th anniversary flashback: The campaign to build the JGH kicks into high gear
In 1929, more than 3,000 members of the Jewish community gathered to launch the $1 million campaign to build the JGH.
In memoriam: Sheila Kussner
Sheila Kussner, the founder of Hope & Cope, has left an enduring mark on psychosocial support for cancer patients and survivors.
90th anniversary flashback: Building the JGH, brick by brick
In the 1929 fund-raising campaign to build the JGH, Montreal’s Jews showed their support by buying symbolic bricks.
From tragedy to triumph: New biography celebrates Sheila Kussner and Hope & Cope
New book examines how Sheila Kussner and Hope & Cope forged a breakthrough in supporting cancer patients.
From the archives: Hope & Cope brings essential support to cancer patients
In 1981, Hope & Cope was launched under the auspices of the JGH Auxiliary to use specially trained volunteers (many of whom were cancer survivors) to support and counsel cancer patients and their families.
From the archives: JGH Hope & Cope Wellness Centre soars on butterfly wings
Butterflies, Hope & Cope’s uplifting symbol, took to the air by the dozens on July 3, 2007, at the climax of inaugural ceremonies for the JGH Hope & Cope Wellness Centre.
Hope & Cope Founder Sheila Kussner named a Great Montrealer
Sheila Kussner, Founder and Past Chair of Hope & Cope, has been appointed to the Order of Montreal at the rank of Commander, the highest level of the Order.
Sheila Kussner honoured for helping
countless cancer patients
More than 30 years after cancer patients and survivors began benefiting from the desperately needed comfort, advice and support of Hope & Cope, Sheila Kussner, O.C., O.Q., was formally honoured for founding the internationally renowned organization.