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Hadassah Magazine Wins 17 Rockower Awards, Its Biggest Year Yet
We’re kvelling!

We’re kvelling!
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Homeward Bound
For Hadassah, travel to Israel has long been both a joy and a sacred commitment, but in recent years—amid pandemic and war, first in Gaza and later with Iran—making that round trip has become more rarefied and all the sweeter.

For Hadassah, travel to Israel has long been both a joy and a sacred commitment, but in recent years—amid pandemic and war, first in Gaza
Books
New Yiddish Books and Memoirs From Hadassah Members
A pilot’s account of foiling a historic plane hijacking, a celebration of the Yiddish word kvell and a daughter’s moving Holocaust family memoir.

A pilot’s account of foiling a historic plane hijacking, a celebration of the Yiddish word kvell and a daughter’s moving Holocaust family memoir.
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What to Know About Midwifery in Israel
From the biblical midwives Shifra and Puah to modern delivery rooms in Jerusalem, midwifery has long played a vital role in Jewish life.

From the biblical midwives Shifra and Puah to modern delivery rooms in Jerusalem, midwifery has long played a vital role in Jewish life.
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Inside Hadassah’s Day of Impact on Capitol Hill
Nearly 200 Hadassah members, donors and Associates traveled to Washington to advocate for Israel, combat antisemitism and push for expanded women’s health protections.

Nearly 200 Hadassah members, donors and Associates traveled to Washington to advocate for Israel, combat antisemitism and push for expanded women’s health protections.
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Have You Heard the Latest Hadassah Magazine Article?
Experience the magazine beyond its print edition with new audio offerings.

Experience the magazine beyond its print edition with new audio offerings.

In modern life, travel is all about leisure and adventure. But looking at the sweep of human history, this view of travel covers only about

Hadassah

Date & Time

by Marcie Natan

The two temporal extremes of the Jewish people's exile can be bound together by the determination of a people and a date palm seed that refused to die,

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Commitment to Care

by Nancy Falchuk

There is something so very special when, during our annual Hadassah business meeting, hundreds of Hadassah leaders, delegates and Associates meet to discuss and deliberate

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Survival Is Sweet

by Alan M. Tigay

From the ubiquitous Israeli wafer cookie to Judith's slaying of Holofernes to young Jewish volunteers working in the slums of Mumbai, tales of survival are always sweet.

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Eyes Wide Open

by Marcie Natan

When Henrietta Szold first visited Jerusalem in 1909, she was shocked by the dismal state of public health including—among other ailments—the prevalence of trachoma, especially