One hundred years ago, on March 25, 1911, newspapers around the world riveted their attention on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York, which

On many occasions in the past 99 years, Hadassah has found itself in a tough position. As all of you know, we have been through

How did it happen? How did a group of Jewish women, mostly housewives, many without telephones in their homes, build the medical infrastructure and much

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

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

There is always serious work at a Hadassah convention, but delegates often leave feeling they have been on vacation, or at a spiritual retreat. Over

Jerusalem has been in the news lately, and as usual the image much of the media projects bears little resemblance to the city most of

The Midrash tells us that all Jews—those living at the time and all the generations that would come after—were present at Sinai. This story touches