Hadassah

[huh-dah-suh, hah-]

noun

1. 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

< Hebrew hădassāh literally, myrtle, the Hebrew name of Queen Esther; see Esther 2:7

Example Sentences

Mr Nuri was rushed to the trauma unit at Hadassah University Hospital-Ein Kerem for urgent treatment after sustaining extensive injuries to his upper body.

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"After prolonged resuscitation efforts, the team was forced to declare him dead," Hadassah Medical Center said.

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How he went from the Radical Faeries’ joyous, transgressive vision of queerness — which led to creating his drag alter ego, Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross — to embracing Conservative Judaism is the subject of Sandi DuBowski’s fascinating look at the act of questioning yourself and your family, your surroundings and your decisions.

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Lieberman and his wife, Hadassah, have four children.

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In desperation, the family found an ambulance to transport him to Hadassah hospital, one of Israel’s largest medical facilities, where doctors said the bullet had struck his heart.

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