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Take action now to ensure women's equality in Israel
You have probably heard and read about recent discriminatory acts against women in Israel. The stories of incidents in which ultra-Orthodox men have used threats and violence to scare women are in the press, on your TVs and your computers.
Women are being asked to sit at the back of buses, and in perhaps the most well-known incident, eight-year-old Naama Margolis was harassed on her way to school, accused of immodest dress.
As the largest women's Zionist organization in the United States, Hadassah has always had the greatest respect for all streams of Judaism and we have been among the leading supporters of a pluralistic Israel since its founding. This discrimination must stop. Read our statement. This is your opportunity to be counted!
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History Comes Alive
Watch Henrietta Szold, a film produced by Hadassah in 1948, newly preserved and digitized.

Hadassah's newest online education opportunity, allows members across the United States to explore the Book of Esther through text, step by step analysis and open discussion about what it means to be a modern day Esther. Your exploration begins here
Centennial Convention
Let's celebrate together in Jerusalem!
October 15-18, 2012
Register now for unforgettable, magical moments in Jerusalem, Gala Centennial Celebration, Dedication of the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower, visits to Hadassah's Israel projects, pre and post tour options
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Youth Opportunities
Hadassah has exciting local and international programs available to ages 8-35 with Young Judaea, its Zionist youth movement. Do you know anyone in these age ranges who would be interested in Jewish camps or young adult programs to Israel? If so, please submit their information now, or visit www.youngjudaea.org for more information.
What's Happening
- Hadassah Thanks Ambassador Killion
- Hadassah thanks U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) David Killion for his actions opposing anti-Semitism.
- Israeli Specialists Trained in Groundbreaking Surgical Technique
- An innovative procedure to remove cancerous tumors from the gastrointestinal tract was performed at the Hadassah University Medical Center’s Institute of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases recently.
- Hadassah Medical Organization Mourns Two Exceptional Colleagues
- Two recent deaths have affected the staff at Hadassah Medical Organization. Arik Zukert, Director of R&D since 1994, died December 6 at home after a long and heroic fight against cancer. Dr. Ido Yatsiv, 57, Director of Hadassah's Pediatric Intensive Care unit, died December 3 as a result of massive internal bleeding following surgery.
- Iran Sanctions Update
- On December 2, the Senate voted unanimously for sanctions targeting the Central Bank of Iran (CBI)—which is widely suspected of financing Iran's nuclear program—and banks that do business with it and the United States.
- Howard Jacobson To Receive Harold U. Ribalow Prize
- Hadassah Magazine has announced that this year’s Harold U. Ribalow Prize will be awarded to Howard Jacobson, who wrote The Finkler Question, published in 2010. Every year, Hadassah Magazine honors an author who has created an outstanding work of fiction on a Jewish theme. The Finkler Question also was awarded the 2010 Man Booker Prize.
- Planting Methuselah
- On November 24, 2011, a ceremony was held on Kibbutz Ketura to plant the famous date palm “Methuselah”. The ceremony was attended by distinguished guests from Israel and abroad, including Lord David Wolfson and Marcie Natan, the National President of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America.
- Young Judaea Names Inaugural Executive Director
- In its latest move toward independence, Young Judaea announced today that Simon Klarfeld, a highly regarded community builder and innovative educator with critical skills in organizational change, will become its inaugural executive director. Klarfeld is taking the reins at a momentous time in the youth movement’s 102-year history, as it branches off from its longtime parent organization, Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America.
hMedicine - News from Hadassah Medical Organization
- Countdown Mode at the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower
- A recent visitor to Jerusalem said, “The Tower looks absolutely majestic, as its triangular shapes shine in the sunlight. The pillars of Jerusalem stone, which give a hint as to what the main entrance will look like, make one think of a castle rather than a hospital.” The first patients will move into the Tower on March 19, 2012.
- Empowering Women to Take Control of Their Own Health—Hadassah Style
- As part of the Hadassah University Medical Center's Women's Community Health Promotion Project, a women's Chanukah event taught the women of Gonnenim, one of Jerusalem poorest neighborhoods, relaxation exercises and ways to become health advocates for themselves and their families.
- Hadassah Shares Expertise in Public Health with Nepal Colleagues
- Dr. Yehudah Neumark, Hadassah University Medical Center Senior Lecturer of Epidemiology and Director of the International Masters in Public Health Program (IMPH) of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Braun School of Public Health, recently presented a week-long workshop in Nepal on Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC), a public health model developed at Hadassah.
- Hadassah Specialists Separate Conjoined Twins: A Jerusalem First
- For the first time in Jerusalem, twin fetuses that share a blood vessel were successfully separated by Hadassah University Medical Center specialists.
- Hadassah University Medical Center Hosts Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion
- Two Israeli Arab children who received bone marrow transplants a year ago recently met with their Israeli Arab donors at a reunion hosted by the Hadassah University Medical Center.
- Hadassah’s Judy and Sidney Swartz Center for Emergency Medicine: Filled to Capacity Seven Days a Week
- The Judy and Sidney Swartz Center for Emergency Medicine at the Hadassah University Medical Center, where occupancy is typically 148 percent, treats between 150-300 people every day, around the clock. At any given time, a quarter of the patients may have already been admitted to the hospital, but are awaiting a vacant bed in the department they need to be transferred to, since those departments are at 100 percent occupancy!
- Hadassah/Jerusalem Project Inspires UN and Africans to Reduce Spread of AIDS Through Circumcisions
- Inspired by the Israeli Operation Abraham circumcision project, the United Nations and United States Government are spearheading a program to circumcise 20 million African men over the next five years to help reduce the spread of AIDS.
- U.S. Senior Law Enforcement Officials Witness Hadassah’s Trauma Facility
- Senior law enforcement officials from the United States visited the Hadassah University Medical Center's Judy and Sidney Swartz Center for Emergency Medicine to learn about Hadassah's Shock Trauma Unit and emergency preparedness initiatives.
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My Jewish Learning
Please visit the home page for Hadassah's Centennial Celebration for the full centennial story, centennial events, ways to get involved and more!
It will be the Convention of the Century. October 15-18, 2012
See Jerusalem like never before: 22 choices of things to do and places to go—from tombs to artist communities; scavenger hunts to Rabbinical Tunnels; Middle Eastern cooking class to the security fence—all designed exclusively for Hadassah.
Take pride in Hadassah's Centennial gift to the people of Israel. Together we'll dedicate the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower at Ein Kerem. The Tower will offer the most advanced patient care and medical research in the Middle East.
Choose among 21 optional pre- and post-Convention tours, which will take you to every corner of Israel and to Petra, Jordan.
Read the details and Register now!
CENTENNIAL STORY
"If we are Zionists…what is the good of meeting and talking and drinking tea? Let us do something real and practical—let us organize the Jewish women of America and send nurses and doctors to Palestine." — Henrietta Szold, Feb. 24, 1912, the day Hadassah was founded, to 38 women gathered at Temple EmanuEl, New York City
And so they did.
Youth Aliyah/Children at Risk
Hadassah-supported Youth Aliyah/Children at Risk sets Israel's disadvantaged children on the path to a successful future. Since 1934, over 300,000 young people from 80 lands have graduated from Youth Aliyah. Young immigrants and "at-risk" native Israelis, many of whom are victims of abuse, receive counseling, education, supportive services in Youth Aliyah day centers, and youth villages. From Hebrew language lessons and classes on Jewish heritage to athletic opportunities and art programs, Youth Aliyah students are given the extra help and attention they need to become productive members of Israeli society.
Explore the history and the villages of Youth Aliyah/Children at Risk >>

Visit Young Judaea at www.youngjudaea.org
Young Judaea Names Inaugural Executive Director
Hadassah and Young Judaea jointly announce Simon Klarfeld to lead the national Zionist youth movement
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YJ IN-SITES
Please enjoy the 1st issue of Young Judaea's e-newsletter! Each issue will feature highlights from our Israel and American programs and projects and will give you a glimpse of what's happening as Young Judaea begins its 101st year!
Read YJ In-Sites Now
Youth Opportunities
Hadassah has exciting local and international programs available to ages 8-35 with Young Judaea, its Zionist youth movement. Do you know anyone in these age ranges who would be interested in Jewish camps or young adult programs to Israel? If so, please submit their information now, or visit www.youngjudaea.org for more information.
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