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Hadassah's 2026 National Conference: October 26-29 | 15-18 Cheshvan, 5787

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Press Release | Jun 14, 2024 — Hadassah Responds to UN Commission of Inquiry’s Biased June 12 Reports

Released Jun 14, 2024. Hadassah is speaking out against the UN's failure to hold Hamas accountable for its systematic weaponization of sexual violence.

www.hadassah.org/press-release/hadassah-responds-to-un-commission-of-inquirys-biased-june-12-reports
Press Release | Mar 26, 2026 — Israel to Award Highest Civilian Honor to Pioneering Hadassah Trauma Surgeon on Yom Ha’atzmaut

Released Mar 26, 2026. Israeli doctor Avraham Rivkind, MD, a pioneer in trauma medicine and a physician with the Hadassah Medical Organization, won the Israel Prize in 2026.

www.hadassah.org/press-release/israel-to-award-highest-civilian-honor-to-pioneering-hadassah-trauma-surgeon-on-yom-haatzmaut
Policy Statement | De-Politicizing Antisemitism

Affirms that support for Israel and opposition to anti-Semitism must remain nonpartisan values. As an organization committed to fighting prejudice, Hadassah condemns all acts of hatred against the Jewish people, promotes education about the historical and modern-day manifestations of anti-Semitism, and urges elected officials to refrain from and hold their colleagues accountable for speech and actions that demonize Israel and fuel anti-Semitism.

www.hadassah.org/policy-statement/de-politicizing-anti-semitism
Story | Hadassah Leaders Invigorated by National Assembly Meetings

Some 220 national and regional Hadassah leaders gather in West Palm Beach, Florida, from January 26-28 for National Assembly meetings.

www.hadassah.org/story/hadassah-leaders-invigorated-by-national-assembly-meetings
Story | Schwartz to Knesset: For Sexual Violence, UN Must Hold Hamas Accountable

Hadassah National President Carol Ann Schwartz testifies before a Knesset committee, urging Israel to press the UN to hold Hamas accountable for sexual violence.

www.hadassah.org/story/schwartz-to-knesset-for-sexual-violence-un-must-hold-hamas-accountable
Story | Hadassah Staff Share Firsthand Accounts of October 7

Hadassah hospital personnel speak with the Kol Ha’ir newspaper about what it was like treating patients in Jerusalem, Israel, on October 7.

www.hadassah.org/story/hadassah-staff-share-firsthand-accounts-of-october-7
Story | First Israeli Tapped for Prestigious European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society’s Exec Committee

Prof. Simona Glasberg, head of the Hadassah Medical Organization’s Neuroendocrine Tumor Unit, is the first Israeli to join the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society’s (ENETS) executive committee.

www.hadassah.org/story/first-israeli-tapped-for-prestigious-european-neuroendocrine-tumor-societys-exec-committee
Story | Hadassah National President Op-Ed in Newsweek: The UN Again Reveals Its True Colors

“The UN is blatantly emboldening Hamas,” Hadassah National President Carol Ann Schwartz writes in an op-ed published in Newsweek magazine on September 25.

www.hadassah.org/story/hadassah-op-ed-in-newsweek-the-united-nations-again-reveals-its-true-colors-regarding-israel
Story | Builders of Jerusalem: Hadassah-Israel Celebrates Our Barbaras

Hadassah-Israel honors Hadassah Offices in Israel’s Barbara Sofer, Israel public relations director, and Barbara “BG” Goldstein, ambassador-at-large, for their decades-long dedication to Hadassah.

www.hadassah.org/story/builders-of-jerusalem-hadassah-israel-celebrates-our-barbaras
Story | Family of Hospital Volunteer Held Hostage Brings Joy to Kids with Cancer on His Birthday

To mark hostage Avinatan Or’s 32nd birthday, his family visited Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, where Avinatan volunteered with children battling cancer.

www.hadassah.org/story/family-of-hospital-volunteer-held-hostage-brings-joy-to-kids-with-cancer-on-his-birthday
Story | Uplifting Zionist Women: Hadassah’s 18 Zionist Women Speak Out at 2025 AZM Biennial

Members of Hadassah’s 2025 cohort of 18 American Zionist Women You Should Know participated in the 2025 American Zionist Movement (AZM) Biennial National Assembly.

www.hadassah.org/story/uplifting-zionist-women-hadassahs-18-zionist-women-speak-out-at-2025-azm-biennial