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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.

The Jewish Traveler: Jeremiah’s Neighbors

A Hadassah mission is not just about beautiful scenery, good food and great fun; at its core, it is about connecting with Israel and the

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Letter from New York: Practical Revolutionaries

by Rahel Musleah

We all know how Hadassah helped women and children in Israel,but what about its contributions to women—and Judaism—in America? As a young married woman living

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President’s Column: Streaming Through an Open Door

by Nancy Falchuk

I arrived with two friends at one of my favorite Jerusalem restaurants just as I always did—unannounced. But instead of being ushered immediately to a

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President’s Column: Back to the Future

by Nancy Falchuk

During Hadassah’s July convention in Hollywood, Florida, a hotel staff member told me in an elevator that he had been in the auditorium during several sessions and

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Out Of Hadassah Archive: Engaging History

by Susan Woodland

Jack Benny and Henrietta Szold Did Jack Benny ever meet Henrietta Szold? Not likely, although this photograph seems to suggest that they did meet. On

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Letters to the Editor

Making a Legitimate Claim for IsraelIn Rochelle Furstenberg’s recent column, “Israeli Life: Sticks and Stones and Deligitimization” (October/November issue), she took a quotation of mine

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Hadassah Convention 2010: 360° of Innovation

by Sharon Pomerantz

Maybe it was because it had been two long years since delegates had seen one another at a full-scale Hadassah convention. Or maybe it was

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Letters to the Editor: Israel’s Fashion Footwear and Prospects for Peace

A Side Trip I was hoping to find mention in “The Jewish Traveler: Zikhron Ya’akov” (June/July issue) of the Meir Shfeyah Youth Aliyah Village located