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Hadassah
[ huh-dah-suh, hah- ]
noun
- a benevolent organization of Jewish women founded in New York City in 1912 by Henrietta Szold and concerned chiefly with bettering medical and educational facilities in Israel, forwarding Zionist activities in the U.S., and promoting world peace.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Hadassah1
Example Sentences
One of the Palestinians was seriously wounded and hospitalized in intensive care in Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem….
Hadassah, the Jewish women's organization for which Sheryl served as CFO, also lost millions.
As CFO of Hadassah, she cut costs and saved the organization millions of dollars before Madoff's scheme was revealed.
His wife, Ruth, and Sheryl Weinstein, the CFO of the Hadassah foundation, also sport bright blond hair.
At the time I was the chief financial officer of Hadassah, a charitable women's organization.
What a nice pet the little creature would make for our sister Hadassah!
Hadassah, says Nldeke, 'is no mere invention of the writer of 'Esther.'
Hadassah is said to mean 'myrtle bough,' and girls are still called Myrtle.
Hadassah, says Nldeke, 'is no mere invention of the writer of Esther.'
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