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Welcome to Central States Region of Hadassah
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer women's organization, whose members are motivated and inspired to strengthen their partnership with Israel, ensure Jewish continuity, and realize their potential as a dynamic force in American society.  The Central States Region has over 10,000 members, associates and supporters in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and West Virginia.  The Region assists chapters with fundraising, education, membership, programming and leadership needs by supplying training, motivation and networking. Sign up for Hadassah eNews or download the Up to Date Region eNewsletter.pdf.

Central States Spring Forum was held Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29th in Columbus, Ohio at the Embassy Suites Columbus Airport.Central States Spring Forum
Central States Spring Forum was held Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29th in Columbus, Ohio at the Embassy Suites Columbus Airport.  See photos here.

Hadassah Centennial Convention
Hadassah's 2012 Convention in Jerusalem is going to be the most spectacular event for all those who participate. You can be a part of all this - join Hadassah for a trip of a lifetime! More...

NEW!! Amazon.com Fundraiser for Hadassah
Set up an Amazon Associates link on your website, and all sales from this link will generate up to 15% in referral fees to your chapter! This is at no cost to you.  See, as an example, the Cincinnati Chapter Amazon Fundraiser page. Contact Gayna Bassin for more information, or click here to get started... 

Thin Threads: Real Stories of Hadassah Life Changing Moments
Be part of history for our Centennial Celebration!  Send in your story and get published in Hadassah's Centennial Commemorative book.  More...

Reimbursement Forms
Download the Central States Region Reimbursement form here.

New Hadassah Fundraising Ideas
Hadassah, Central States Region, in now on www.onecause.com.  Now you can shop online and benefit Hadassah at the same time!  More...

National Development Training Available
Here is a GREAT training offer from the Hadassah national office for each chapter across our Region: The National Leadership Trainers will come to you! For 2011, we are offering the opportunity to have professional fundraisers (volunteers and staff) work with you in several areas.  More...

Hadassah Project Information
Here is a collection of amazing information about Hadassah programs in Israel:  Youth Aliyah Villages, Hadassah College in Jerusalem, Young Judaea and Hadassah Medical Organization.  More...

Subscribe to Barbara Sofer's Jerusalem Netlettter
Would you like to be receiving Barbara Sofer's Jerusalem Netletter?  To subscribe, send a blank message to Netletter-on@mail-list.com.

Hadassah Hospital:  A Point of Light
Read a touching article by Ayelet Kahane of Yeshiva University about how co-existence already exists at Hadassah Hospital.  Download the article in PDF format here...

Personalized Road Tiles Benefit Hadassah
Hadassah is proud to offer our donors the opportunity to mark any special event with bright, colorful tiles inscribed with a loved one's name or with your name! These beautiful 100% tax deductible wall tiles prominently line the hallways of Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus, and Hadassah College Jerusalem. For more information, download the PDF flyer.

Attention Chapter Presidents!
We have a page under "Message from the President" that contains important information for Chapter Presidents.  Please check this page frequently for updates.

Hadassah Resource Fulfillment Center
If you want to order Hadassah items (Hadassah cards, brochures, membership or fundraising materials, etc.) on the Hadassah Intranet, contact the Hadassah Fulfillment Center.  For more information, click the Resource Fulfillment link under "About Hadassah" on the left or click here.

Need a Website or Facebook Page?
Is your Central States Chapter still without a website of your own?  Send your events and dates that are of interest to the Region to Gayna Bassin at gmbassin@hotmail.com, and they will be posed on our Events page, or Gayna will be happy to help you set up your own website and Facebook page. 

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Featured Pages

  • Raffle to Support Young Judaea
  • Purchase your ticket today for the 2nd annual YJ alumni scholarships fundraiser, and be entered into a raffle for a free, round-trip ticket to Israel generously donated by Ayelet Tours, Ltd.
  • Centenniel Key Pendant
  • Support Hadassah's 100th anniversary with a $100 donation and receive a beautiful crystal and sterling silver key pendant.

What's Happening

  • Hadassah Top 100!
  • Read Marcie Natan's Op Ed in the Huffington Post honoring our Centennial year
  • Petition to Honor the Munich 11
  • It has been nearly 40 years since the 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 Israeli athletes were killed. Hadassah is proud of it's history as a vocal advocate for the victims' families and the memory of their loved ones.
  • 60 Minutes Report: Christians of the Holy Land
  • An alert distributed by the Jewish Council of Public Affairs—of which Hadassah is a member—addressing the accuracy of Sunday's 60 Minutes report on Christians in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
  • Happy Birthday Israel & Hadassah
  • Hadassah joins the international Jewish community in marking Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Independence Day) this week, and Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) next month.
  • Jerusalem Netletter: Independence Day
  • I'd like to take this opportunity to honor our physician soldiers. One aspect of life in Israel is that in addition to putting in long days treating patients and doing creative research, a large percentage of our physicians are officers in the IDF. They continue to serve in Reserve Units until their fifties.
  • General Surgery B Moves in The Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower
  • When Brenda Godfrey and her husband decided to make Aliya some 35 years ago, the UK born couple already had two grown up daughters. They packed their things into 12 suitcases, gave them to their daughters and said they will meet them in Israel. While the daughters flew with the baggage, the parents drove from London through France and Italy to Naples. From there they crossed the Mediterranean on a ship with their car to Haifa port, and drove again to the absorption center in Mevaseret Zion – their first home in Israel.
  • Young Judaea Moves Closer Toward Operating Independently
  • NEW YORK – Young Judaea inked an agreement this week that positions it “a short time away” from becoming an independent organization, the youth movement said today in a joint announcement with Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, which has been its parent and sole sponsor since 1967.

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