“America is a country of immigrants. Most people don’t even know where their grandparents are from. And there’s a lot of family mythology that is not necessarily true.”

With 35 chapters across the country, Hadassah's Nurses Council uses 'our community, our network, our talent' to make a difference.

Nursing is America’s largest health care profession, and Jewish nurses have played crucial roles in its development.

A 3D video recreation of the Great Synagogue of Vilna went online this year as part of the celebration of the 300th birthday of Vilnius’s legendary Jewish sage.

Beginning next year, members will be able to sign up through Hadassah for a program that combines PJ Library books with Hadassah-coordinated discussion groups.

As America celebrates the centennial of female suffrage this year, what’s striking is how much today’s female leaders have in common with their Jewish activist foremothers.

Onward Israel, launched in 2012 as a Jewish Agency project, coordinates subsidized summer internships in Israel for young Americans.

Rabbi Linda Motzkin launched the Community Torah Project to enlist the help of volunteers in producing a Torah scroll, from prepping parchment to stitching together panels of text.