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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.

President’s Column: Diversity and Division

What a year this has been. Hadassah faced a financial meltdown and we had our name linked to scandalous headlines involving unscrupulous people with whom

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Inside Hadassah: Food for Thought in New Orleans

by Ruth G. Cole

At this season we celebrate Sukkot and Thanksgiving and recall significant Zionist turning points. Our hearts connect to November 2, 1917, when the Balfour Declaration

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Editor’s Wrapup: Mind the Gap

by Alan M. Tigay

Ever since financial pressures forced Hadassah Magazine to cut back to six print issues per year, we have been doing Web editions to fill the gap between

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Member Memorabilia

Member Memorabilia Originally found in attics, stored in breakfronts or lovingly preserved in photo albums, Jewish Americana has become a mainstay of national museums, but

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Forever Young

by Alan M. Tigay

A hundred years is a long time for any organization. But imagine a group that, after a century, still has to justify the word “young”

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President’s Column: The Small Picture

by Nancy Falchuk

if Hadassah is part of your life, then surely you have an appreciation for all of our accomplishments. But if you are like me, sometimes

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Great Achievements, Personal and Public

by Ruth G. Cole

In Ecclesiastes 3:1 it is written: “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: …a time to plant